Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being corporeal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being corporeal; corporeal existence.
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- noun uncountable The state of being
corporeal - noun countable Something having a corporeal
existence
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the quality of being physical; consisting of matter
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Examples
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The idea of plurality in the deity, like the idea of corporeality in the deity (Auden would not have had an easier time with the Incarnation!), represents nothing less than a retraction of the monotheistic revolution in thinking about God, a reversal of God's sublimity, a regress to polytheistic crudity.
Libertarian Blog Place Various Libertarian Bloggers 2010
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The idea of plurality in the deity, like the idea of corporeality in the deity (Auden would not have had an easier time with the Incarnation!), represents nothing less than a retraction of the monotheistic revolution in thinking about God, a reversal of God's sublimity, a regress to polytheistic crudity.
The New Republic - All Feed Leon Wieseltier 2010
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The idea of plurality in the deity, like the idea of corporeality in the deity (Auden would not have had an easier time with the Incarnation!), represents nothing less than a retraction of the monotheistic revolution in thinking about God, a reversal of God's sublimity, a regress to polytheistic crudity.
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With simple sensory observation Orwell drives a wedge through corporeality into the rich and enormous realm of metaphysics, ideas and philosophy, where his notions of humanity, mortality, and absurdity, dwell.
What makes a short story good? Q and As with Rebecca Rosenblum, Nam Le, and Anne Enright 2009
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The sexually loaded, penetrating gaze was part of his weaponry, but his art addressed the lives of individuals, whether life models or royalty, with delicacy and disturbing corporeality.
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At a time when our beloved greenback is devaluing and its corporeality is threatened by ones and zeroes, Mr. Wagner's art gives new meaning to the value of the dollar.
Of a Decade and a Dollar Lance Esplund 2011
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They were a closed order, known for their Nine Step method -- a Praxis they called it -- where half-haints disciplined themselves to control their corporeality.
Saturday! marshallpayne1 2010
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With simple sensory observation Orwell drives a wedge through corporeality into the rich and enormous realm of metaphysics, ideas and philosophy, where his notions of humanity, mortality, and absurdity, dwell.
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They were a closed order, known for their Nine Step method -- a Praxis they called it -- where half-haints disciplined themselves to control their corporeality.
Saturday! marshallpayne1 2010
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Told from the POV of his new apprentice, Bary, a half-haint boy who recently achieved corporeality to learn the flimflam trade.
SSF update marshallpayne1 2009
bilby commented on the word corporeality
2 letters that repeat, o and r. Overall, 12 letters. Now 1 + 2 is 3, which is precisely the difference in ordinal value between o, 15th in the English alphabet, and r, 18th.
July 31, 2008