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astral body

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /ˈæstɹəl ˈbɑːɾi/
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noun

Meaning 1

A ghost-like replica of one's physical body which supposedly inhabits or is somehow associated with the physical body, conceived as a subtle body composed of some sort of ethereal material or as being non-physical and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body to travel to other places or to other realms of existence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: fantasy, parapsychology, pseudoscience

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: astraalikeho — ghost-like replica of one's physical body
  • Finnish: astraaliruumis — ghost-like replica of one's physical body
  • German: Astralleib — ghost-like replica of one's physical body
  • German: Astralkörper — ghost-like replica of one's physical body
  • Polish: ciało astralne — ghost-like replica of one's physical body
  • Portuguese: corpo astral — ghost-like replica of one's physical body
  • Russian: астра́льное те́ло (astrálʹnoje télo) — ghost-like replica of one's physical body