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Numinous vs Corporeal - What's the difference?

numinous | corporeal |

As adjectives the difference between numinous and corporeal

is that numinous is related to a numen; indicating the presence of a divinity while corporeal is material; tangible; physical.

numinous

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Related to a numen; indicating the presence of a divinity
  • Awe-inspiring; evoking a sense of the transcendent, mystical or sublime.
  • All quests are concerned with a numinous object, e.g. the Holy Grail

    Derived terms

    * numinosity * numinously * numinousness

    corporeal

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Material; tangible; physical.
  • His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual. - Milton
  • Of or pertaining to the body; bodily.
  • * {{quote-book
  • , year=2000 , author=Margaret Atwood , title=The Blind Assassin , passage=She is always diagnosing me. My corporeal health is of almost as much interest to her as my spiritual health: she is especially proprietary about my bowels.}}
  • (archaic) Corporal.
  • Synonyms

    * (of the body) bodily, corporal

    Antonyms

    * ethereal * incorporeal * insubstantial * intangible * spiritual

    Derived terms

    * corporeality

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