Antonyms for corporeal


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr-
Phonetic Transcription : kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr-


Definition of corporeal

Origin :
  • early 15c., with adjectival suffix -al (1) + Latin corporeus "of the nature of a body," from corpus "body" (living or dead), from PIE *kwrpes, from root *kwrep- "body, form, appearance," probably from a verbal root meaning "to appear" (cf. Sanskrit krp- "form, body," Avestan kerefsh "form, body," Old English hrif "belly," Old High German href "womb, belly, abdomen").
  • adj bodily, physical
Example sentences :
  • Tertullian believes that the soul is corporeal, and that it has a certain figure.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • The spirit ennobled can bid defiance to any amount of corporeal pain.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • Corporal punishment; corporeal or material form or substance.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • There is a fable comparing the corporeal body to the body politic.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
  • Besides, if he were corporeal, he could not create bodies any more than we can.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • If so God is similar to man, corporeal like him, and swayed by passions.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • In fact, matter itself is intelligible or spiritual, not corporeal.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • The only reward there is must therefore be corporeal, during life.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • If then the retribution of the soul is corporeal, there is no need of resurrection.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • Corporeal is spoken of in the Bible and is not opposed to reason.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik

Synonyms for corporeal

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