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CORPORAL
bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate
(adjective) possessing or existing in bodily form; âwhat seemed corporal melted as breath into the windâ- Shakespeare; âan incarnate spiritâ; ââcorporateâ is an archaic termâ
bodily, corporal, corporeal, somatic
(adjective) affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; âbodily needsâ; âa corporal defectâ; âcorporeal sufferingâ; âa somatic symptom or somatic illnessâ
corporal
(noun) a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
corporal (not comparable)
(archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.
Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.
(zoology) Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.
Synonyms
• bodily
• corporeal
Etymology 2
Noun
corporal (plural corporals)
(military) A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.
A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
(mining, historical) A worker in charge of the wagonway, reporting to the deputy.
Synonyms
• bombardier
Etymology 3
Noun
corporal (plural corporals)
(ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
Source: Wiktionary
Cor"po*ral (kr"p-ral), n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. F. caporal, It. caporale, fr. capo head, chief, L. caput. See Chief, and cf. Caporal.] (Mil.)
Definition: A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncomissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels. Corporal's guard, a detachment such as would be in charge of a corporal for guard duty, etc.; hence, derisively, a very small number of persons.
– Lance corporal, an assistant corporal on private's pay. Farrow.
– Ship's corporal (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the master at arms in his various duties.
Cor"po*ral, a. Etym: [L. corporalis, fr. corpus body. See Corpse.]
1. Belonging or relating to the body; bodily. "Past corporal toil." Shak. Pillories and other corporal infections. Milton. Corporal punishment (law), punishment applied to the body of the offender, including the death penalty, whipping, and imprisonment.
2. Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In this sense now usually written corporeal. Milton. A corporal heaven . . . .where the stare are. Latimer. What seemed corporal melted As breath into the wind. Shak.
Syn.
– Corporal, Bodily, Corporeal. Bodily is opposed to mental; as, bodily affections. Corporeal refers to the whole physical structure or nature, of the body; as, corporeal substance or frame. Corporal, as now used, refers more to punishment or some infliction; as, corporal punishment. To speak of corporeal punishment is an error. Bodily austerities; the corporeal mold.
Cor"po*ral (kr"p-ral), Cor`po*ra"le (-r"l), n. Etym: [LL. corporale: cf.F. corporal. See Corporal,a.]
Definition: A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth. Corporal oath, a solemn oath; -- so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal, or cloth that covered the consecrated elements.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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