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corporeal

adjective

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Meaning

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Relating to the body, or physical rather than spiritual existence.

Example Sentence

The ghost was a purely spiritual being, lacking any corporeal form.

Usage Note

Used to distinguish between physical or bodily aspects and non-physical, spiritual, or abstract ones, often in discussions about life, death, or the nature of existence.

Synonyms

physical bodily material tangible fleshly carnal

Antonyms

spiritual immaterial ethereal incorporeal unearthly nonphysical

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