corporeal

[US]/kɔːˈpɔːriəl/
[UK]/kɔːrˈpɔːriəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. relating to the physical body; relating to material substance.

Example Sentences

he was frank about his corporeal appetites.

in Scotland ‘goods’ includes all corporeal movables except money.

Its reason has 4: It is people governable income increases, this is leisure consumption goes back on this word with formation corporeal foundation;

The study focused on corporeal punishment in schools.

She felt a corporeal presence in the room.

Corporeal desires can sometimes cloud our judgment.

The artist's work explores the relationship between the corporeal and the spiritual.

The ancient Greeks believed in corporeal existence after death.

Yoga aims to connect the corporeal and spiritual aspects of the self.

The novel delves into the protagonist's corporeal struggles.

Corporeal pleasures are fleeting and temporary.

He experienced a strong corporeal reaction to the medication.

The movie depicted the corporeal horrors of war.

Real-world Examples

Earlier studies have shown that corporeal punishment can also affect a child's ability to think and learn.

Source: VOA Special November 2018 Collection

For Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons had been to some extent conditioned to associate corporeal mass with social superiority.

Source: Brave New World

It was mournful, indeed, to witness the subjugation of that vigorous spirit to a corporeal infirmity.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

Those that value their material lives may still surrender their  corporeal bodies in favor of synthetic forms.

Source: Koranos Animation Science Popularization

She entertained but confused notions of a future life—not comprehending the distinction between the corporeal and spiritual existence.

Source: Twelve Years a Slave

Instead your physical form, your corporeal personal environment, is the physical materialization of your own thoughts, emotions, and interpretations.

Source: 1The Eternal Validity of the Soul

Some people encountered bright lights and hallucinations, while others underwent out-of-body experiences, during which their spirits seemed to separate from  their corporeal selves.

Source: Koranos Animation Science Popularization

It will be universally admitted that instincts are as important as corporeal structures for the welfare of each species, under its present conditions of life.

Source: On the Origin of Species

And as natural selection works solely by and for the good of each being, all corporeal and mental endowments will tend to progress towards perfection.

Source: On the Origin of Species

My inner disposition remains bereft of any visceral fear pertaining to the ethereal manifestations that traverse the liminal boundaries between our corporeal reality and the mysterious enigmatic otherworldly domain.

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

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