CEFR C1

corporeal

adjective

Meaning

Relating to or having a physical body; tangible and material, as opposed to spiritual or immaterial.

Examples

The monks took vows of poverty and chastity, renouncing all corporeal pleasures.
After years of meditation, she felt a detachment from her corporeal form.

Synonyms: physical, bodily, material, tangible

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corporeal (C1)

adjective

Pronunciation: /kɔːrˈpɔːriəl/

Definition

Relating to or having a physical body; tangible and material, as opposed to spiritual or immaterial.

Examples

The monks took vows of poverty and chastity, renouncing all corporeal pleasures.
After years of meditation, she felt a detachment from her corporeal form.
The detective searched for clues to the corporeal perpetrator, not a phantom.

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