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corporeal

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Material; tangible; physical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to the body; bodily; corporal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

having material or physical form or substance - Benjamin Jowett

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: material

Antonyms: incorporeal

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • bodily needs
  • a corporal defect
  • corporeal suffering
  • a somatic symptom or somatic illness

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bodily, corporal, somatic

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English corporealle, equivalent to Latin corporeus + -al, from corpus (“body”); compare corporal.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: тленен (tlenen) — material; tangible; physical
  • Bulgarian: веществен (veštestven) — material; tangible; physical
  • Bulgarian: материален (materialen) — material; tangible; physical
  • Spanish: corpóreo — material; tangible; physical