BODILY

bodily

(adjective) having or relating to a physical material body; “bodily existence”

bodily, corporal, corporeal, somatic

(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; “bodily needs”; “a corporal defect”; “corporeal suffering”; “a somatic symptom or somatic illness”

bodily

(adjective) of or relating to or belonging to the body; “a bodily organ”; “bodily functions”

bodily

(adverb) in bodily form; “he was translated bodily to heaven”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

bodily (comparative more bodily, superlative most bodily)

Of, relating to, or concerning the body.

Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.

Real; actual; put into execution.

Synonyms

• corporal

• corporeal

Adverb

bodily (not comparable)

In bodily form; physically, corporally.

Pertaining to the whole body or mass; wholly.

Forcefully, vigorously.

Synonyms

• bodyaciously (obsolete, dialect, rare)

Proper noun

Bodily (plural Bodilys)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bodily is the 17097th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1660 individuals. Bodily is most common among White (95.96%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Bod"i*ly, a.

1. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of matter. You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the bodily part of us. Tatler.

2. Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind. "Bodily defects." L'Estrange.

3. Real; actual; put in execution. [Obs.] Be brought to bodily act. Shak. Bodily fear, apprehension of physical injury.

Syn.

– See Corporal.

Bod"i*ly, adv.

1. Corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body. For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Col. ii.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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