INCORPOREAL


Meaning of INCORPOREAL in English

I. |in+ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: Latin incorpore us (from in- in- (I) + corporeus of the body) + English -al — more at corporeal

1. : not corporeal : having no material body or form : not consisting of matter : immaterial

2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of beings who lack material substance

incorporeal speed

that incorporeal music

3. : of, relating to, or constituting a right that has no physical existence but that issues out of corporate property which has a physical existence and that concerns or is annexed to or exercisable in relation to such property (as stocks, bonds, mineral rights, patents) : existing only in contemplation of law

an incorporeal hereditament

• in·corporeality |in+ noun

• in·corporeally “+ˌ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adverb

II. noun

: something that is incorporeal : an immaterial or spiritual being

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