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incorporeal

/in-kawr-pawr-ee-uhl, -pohr-/US // ˌɪn kɔrˈpɔr i əl, -ˈpoʊr- //UK // (ˌɪnkɔːˈpɔːrɪəl) //

无形的,无体的,无实体的,无生命的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : not corporeal or material; insubstantial.
    • : of, relating to, or characteristic of nonmaterial beings.
    • : Law. without material existence but existing in contemplation of law, as a franchise.

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Examples

  • These various abodes to which the incorporeal man took flight were not always his everlasting home.

  • In this case, the qualities must be incorporeal and active; for, according to the Stoics, matter is a passive subject.

  • The benefit itself is incorporeal, and never becomes invalid; but its subject-matter changes owners, and passes from hand to hand.

  • As God is incorporeal he is not subject to corporeal accidents or human feelings.

  • But there is also an incorporeal cause, likewise a ship, viz., the ship in the mind of the shipbuilder.

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