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Corporeal Definition & Meaning

corporeal
adjective
  1. having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
  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"

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What does corporeal mean?
having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett 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"
What part of speech is corporeal?
Corporeal is an adjective.
How many definitions does corporeal have?
Corporeal has 2 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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