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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Corporeal  \Cor*po"re*al\  (k[^o]r*p[=o]"r[-e]*al),  a.  [L. 
  corporeus  fr  corpus  body.] 
  Having  a  body;  consisting  of  or  pertaining  to  a  material 
  body  or  substance;  material;  --  opposed  to  {spiritual}  or 
  {immaterial}. 
 
  His  omnipotence  That  to  corporeal  substance  could  add 
  Speed  almost  spiritual.  --Milton. 
 
  {Corporeal  property},  such  as  may  be  seen  and  handled  (as 
  opposed  to  incorporeal,  which  can  not  be  seen  or  handled, 
  and  exists  only  in  contemplation).  --Mozley  &  W. 
 
  Syn:  Corporal;  bodily.  See  {Corporal}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  corporeal 
  adj  1:  having  material  or  physical  form  or  substance;  "that  which 
  is  created  is  of  necessity  corporeal  and  visible  and 
  tangible"  -  Benjamin  Jowett  [syn:  {material}]  [ant:  {incorporeal}] 
  2:  affecting  or  characteristic  of  the  body  as  opposed  to  the 
  mind  or  spirit;  "bodily  needs";  "a  corporal  defect"; 
  "corporeal  suffering";  "a  somatic  symptom  or  somatic 
  illness"  [syn:  {bodily},  {corporal},  {somatic}] 




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