Antonyms for corporeality


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


Definition of corporeality

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").
  • As in matter : noun substance
  • As in reality : noun facts of existence
  • As in thing : noun something felt, seen, perceived
  • As in palpability : noun tangibility
  • As in tactility : noun tangibility
  • As in tangibility : noun touchableness
  • As in tangibleness : noun tangibility
  • As in touchableness : noun tangibility
Example sentences :
  • God I characterized as individual entity, but his corporeality I denied.
  • Extract from : « The Church of St. Bunco » by Gordon Clark
  • God I characterized as individual entity, but His corporeality I denied.
  • Extract from : « Retrospection and Introspection » by Mary Baker Eddy
  • The latter becomes rigid and assumes a covering, thickness and corporeality so that it can be perceived by sight.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • This form of corporeality makes the prime matter corporeal substance.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • Four things must be removed from God: corporeality, affection, potentiality, resemblance to his creatures.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • The indivisibility of mind from corporeality follows directly from this definition of the mental side of nature.
  • Extract from : « A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution » by C. M. Williams
  • He (Spier) insists too much that corporeality is an illusion, and does not answer the question: why variation of sensations?
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Leo Tolstoi (First Volume--1895-1899) » by Leo Tolstoi
  • (The substantiality of the unsubstantial body, is as false as the corporeality of an incorporeal spirit).
  • Extract from : « The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) » by Valmiki
  • Surely I am not this body, and my egoism lies beyond my corporeality.
  • Extract from : « The Yoga-Vasishtha Maharamayana of Valmiki, vol. 3 (of 4) part 2 (of 2) » by Valmiki
  • And while they believed not for joy, He proved His corporeality by eating a piece of broiled fish and of a honeycomb.
  • Extract from : « The Work Of Christ » by A. C. Gaebelein

Synonyms for corporeality

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