incorporeal
not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
of, relating to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.
Law. without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.
Origin of incorporeal
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Other words from incorporeal
- in·cor·po·re·al·i·ty, noun
- in·cor·po·re·al·ly, adverb
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How to use incorporeal in a sentence
These various abodes to which the incorporeal man took flight were not always his everlasting home.
The Myths of the New World | Daniel G. BrintonIn this case, the qualities must be incorporeal and active; for, according to the Stoics, matter is a passive subject.
Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 3 | Plotinos (Plotinus)The benefit itself is incorporeal, and never becomes invalid; but its subject-matter changes owners, and passes from hand to hand.
L. Annaeus Seneca On Benefits | SenecaAs God is incorporeal he is not subject to corporeal accidents or human feelings.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikBut there is also an incorporeal cause, likewise a ship, viz., the ship in the mind of the shipbuilder.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
British Dictionary definitions for incorporeal
/ (ˌɪnkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) /
without material form, body, or substance
spiritual or metaphysical
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
Derived forms of incorporeal
- incorporeally, adverb
- incorporeity (ɪnˌkɔːpəˈriːɪtɪ) or incorporeality, noun
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