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incorporeal

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Incorporeal \In`cor*po"re*al\, a. [Pref. in- not + corporeal:
   cf. L. incorporeus. Cf. {Incorporal}.]
   1. Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not
      consisting of matter; immaterial.

            Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms Reduced
            their shapes immense.                 --Milton.

            Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from
            some incorporeal substance within us. --Bentley.

   2. (Law) Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable
      of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an
      object of sense; intangible; -- opposed to {corporeal}.

   {Incorporeal hereditament}. See under {Hereditament}.

   Syn: Immaterial; unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual.

Source : WordNet®

incorporeal
     adj : without material form or substance; "an incorporeal spirit"
           [syn: {immaterial}] [ant: {corporeal}]
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