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Embodied vs Bodily - What's the difference?

embodied | bodily |

As a verb embodied

is (embody).

As an adjective bodily is

of, relating to, or concerning the body.

As an adverb bodily is

in or by the body; physically.

embodied

English

Verb

(head)
  • (embody)

    • embody

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To represent in a physical form; to incarnate or personify
    • As the car salesman approached, wearing a plaid suit and slicked-back hair, he seemed to embody sleaze.
  • * South
    • The soul, while it is embodied , can no more be divided from sin.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The generational shift Mr. Obama once embodied is, in fact, well under way, but it will not change Washington as quickly — or as harmoniously — as a lot of voters once hoped.}}
  • To include or represent, especially as part of a cohesive whole
    • The US Constitution aimed to embody the ideals of diverse groups of people, from Puritans to Deists.
    The principle was recognized by some of the early Greek philosophers who embodied it in their systems.

    Derived terms

    * disembody * embodiment

    bodily

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of, relating to, or concerning the body.
    • His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him.
  • Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal.
  • * Tatler
    • You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the bodily part of us.
  • Real; actual; put into execution.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Be brought to bodily act.

    Synonyms

    * corporal * corporeal

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In or by the body; physically.
    • He was thrown bodily out of the house.
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