corporeal — cor·po·re·al /kȯr pōr ē əl/ adj: having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body compare incorporeal cor·po·re·al·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Corporeal — Cor*po re*al (k[^o]r*p[=o] r[ e]*al), a. [L. corporeus, fr. corpus body.] Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material body or substance; material; opposed to {spiritual} or {immaterial}. [1913 Webster] His omnipotence That to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
corporéal — ● corporéal, corporéale, corporéaux adjectif (latin corporealis) Qui a trait au corps d un organe (en particulier de l utérus) … Encyclopédie Universelle
corporeal — early 15c., with adj. suffix AL (Cf. al) (1), from L. 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. Skt. krp… … Etymology dictionary
corporeal — 1 *material, physical, sensible, phenomenal, objective Analogous words: actual, *real: tangible, palpable, ponderable, *perceptible Antonyms: incorporeal Contrasted words: intangible, impalpable, *imperceptible, insensible, imponderable 2 * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
corporeal — [adj] bodily, physical anatomical, carnal, corporal, fleshly, fleshy, human, material, mortal, objective, phenomenal, sensible, somatic, substantial, tangible; concept 542 Ant. cerebral, immaterial, intangible, mental, spiritual … New thesaurus
corporeal — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating to a person s body; physical rather than spiritual. DERIVATIVES corporeality noun. ORIGIN Latin corporealis, from corpus body … English terms dictionary
corporeal — [kôr pôr′ē əl] adj. [< L corporeus < corpus: see CORPUS] 1. of, for, or having the nature of, the body; physical; bodily; not spiritual 2. of a material nature; perceptible by the senses; tangible SYN. BODILY, MATERIAL corporeally adv … English World dictionary
corporeal — corporal, corporeal Both words are now largely restricted to particular uses. Corporal means ‘relating to the human body’ and is found chiefly in the expression corporal punishment (beating, spanking, etc., now effectively banned in schools in… … Modern English usage
corporeal — /karporiyal/ A term descriptive of such things as have an objective, material existence; perceptible by the senses of sight and touch; possessing a real body. Opposed to incorporeal and spiritual. There is a distinction between corporeal and… … Black's law dictionary
