corporeal

English

Etymology

From Latin corporeus, from corpus (“body”); compare corporal.

Pronunciation

(rhotic) IPA^(key): /kɔːɹˈpɔːɹiəl/
(non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /kɔːˈpɔːɹiəl/

Adjective

corporeal (comparative more corporeal, superlative most corporeal)

Material; tangible; physical.
- 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost
  His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual.
(archaic) Pertaining to the body; bodily; corporal.
- 2000, Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin:
  She is always diagnosing me. My corporeal health is of almost as much interest to her as my spiritual health: she is especially proprietary about my bowels.

Synonyms

(of the body): bodily, corporal

Antonyms

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Derived terms

corporeality

Translations

bodily — see bodily

Anagrams

car pooler, car-pooler, carpooler, corporale

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