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incorporeal
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pawr
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uh
l
,
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pohr
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]
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in·cor·po·re·al
/
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kɔrˈpɔr
i
əl
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-ˈpoʊr-
/
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in-kawr-
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adjective
1.
not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
2.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.
3.
Law
.
without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.
Origin:
1525–35;
<
Latin
incorpore
(
us
) +
-al
1
.
See
in-
3
,
corporeal
Related forms
in·cor·po·re·al·i·ty,
noun
in·cor·po·re·al·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
bodiless, spiritual, immaterial.
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Her slightly disembodied tone and a certain skittishness in her coloratura seemed appropriate to her incorporeal character.
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incorporeal
(ˌɪnkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl)
—
adj
1.
without material form, body, or substance
2.
spiritual or metaphysical
3.
law
having no material existence but existing by reason of its annexation of something material, such as an easement, touchline, copyright, etc:
an incorporeal hereditament
incor'poreally
—
adv
incorporeity
—
n
incorpore'ality
—
n
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Word Origin & History
incorporeal
1532, from L. incorporeus "without body," from in- "not" + corpus (gen. corporis) "body" (see
corporal
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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"To say that God is an incorporeal substance, is to say in effect there is no God at all. What alleges he against it, but the School-divinity which I have already answered? Scripture he can bring none, because the word incorporeal is not found in Scripture."
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