corporal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   possessing or existing in bodily form

   what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind- Shakespeare

2. 2
   adj

   Having a physical, tangible body; material, corporeal.

   Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind.

3. 3
   adj

   Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body; bodily.

   corporal punishment

4. 4
   adj

   Pertaining to the body (the thorax and abdomen), as distinguished from the head, limbs and wings, etc.

   The smaller 9 9 have less elongated fins, drabber corporal colors, and more transparent fins.

5. 5
   noun

   The white linen cloth on which the elements of the Eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.

   He had […] many corporals, chalice-veils, and sudaria

6. 6
   adj

   affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

7. 7
   noun

   a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

8. 8
   noun

   A non-commissioned officer army rank with NATO code OR-4. The rank below a sergeant but above a lance corporal and private.

Etymology

From Middle English corporall, corporalle, from the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ.