Meaning & use
corporeality
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The state or quality of having a physical body or material existence.
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The philosopher questioned whether the soul could exist apart from corporeality.
The sculpture emphasizes the raw corporeality of the human form.
A note on using this word
Rooted in the Latin "corpus," meaning body, and frequently discussed in philosophy and theology when contrasting physical existence with spiritual or abstract being.
Words with a similar meaning
physicalitymateriality
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Words with an opposite meaning
incorporealityimmateriality
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