Corporalis

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Characterized by relating to the physical body or its corporeal aspects
2. Denoting something tangible and having material presence rather than being abstract or spiritual
3. Pertaining to bodily existence and the material form that comprises living organisms

Etymology: "Corporalis" is Latin, built from "corpus" ("body") with the adjectival suffix "-alis," so it means "of the body" or "bodily." The root "corpus" is itself old and widely attested in Latin, where it could mean a physical body, a living creature, or, later, a body of written material or a collective group. English borrowed the adjective "corporal" from Latin, and the Latin form is the direct ancestor of the English word. The English form has a second life. In medieval Latin and English, "corporal" also came to describe the punishments and oaths that touched the body, which is why "corporal punishment" and the sense of physical rather than spiritual matters remain in use. The same root gave English "corpse," "corpulent," and "corporation," which all trace back to the idea of a physical body.

Synonyms: bodily, physical, corporeal, material, fleshly

Antonyms: spiritual, immaterial, intangible, metaphysical, ethereal