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Corporal

Definition

(formal, literary) Relating to the body, especially in a physical or material sense. Often used in philosophical, medical, or literary contexts to distinguish from spiritual or abstract aspects of human experience.

Example Sentences

1The corporal punishment inflicted on prisoners in the 19th century was often brutal and inhumane.
2Descartes' famous statement 'I think, therefore I am' separates the corporal from the mental, positing the mind as the essence of human existence.
3The novel explores the tension between corporal desire and spiritual longing in the protagonist's inner life.
4Medical research has made significant progress in understanding the corporal mechanisms underlying neurological disorders.
5In many cultures, the corporal and the spiritual are not seen as separate realms but as intertwined aspects of a holistic human experience.

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