CORPOREAL


Meaning of CORPOREAL in English

(ˈ)kȯ(r)|pōrēəl, -pȯr- adjective

Etymology: Latin corpore us of the body (from corpor-, corpus body) + English -al — more at midriff

1. : having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: as

a. : not spiritual

some few traces of a diviner nature which look out through his corporeal baseness — Robert Browning

b. : not immaterial or intangible : substantial

that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible — Benjamin Jowett

2. archaic : of, relating to, or affecting the human body : corporal

3. : tangible and palpable : not insubstantial : material

corporeal property

corporeal hereditaments, mainly land and large savings

Synonyms: see bodily , material

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.