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corporeal

Pronunciation: /kɔːˈpɔːrɪəl/

Definition of corporeal

adjective

relating to a person’s body, especially as opposed to their spirit:he was frank about his corporeal appetites
having a body:a corporeal God
Law consisting of material objects: in Scotland ‘goods’ includes all corporeal movables except money

Derivatives

corporeality
corporeally

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'material'): from late Latin corporealis, from Latin corporeus 'bodily, physical', from corpus, corpor- 'body'