Definition
corporealness
noun
- the quality or state of having a physical body or material form; tangibility
Usage: formal; often used in philosophical or theological contexts
Examples
- The corporealness of the human body distinguishes it from the soul in dualist philosophy.
- Philosophers debated whether corporealness was essential to existence.
- The artist explored the corporealness of marble through her sculptures.
- Religious texts often contrast the corporealness of the physical world with the spiritual realm.
- The corporealness of matter makes it subject to the laws of physics.