corporal

Definition of Corporal in English :

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Noun

1. corporal

a noncommissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines

Adjective

2. bodily, corporal, corporeal, somatic

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

Example Sentences:
'bodily needs'
'a corporal defect'
'corporeal suffering'
'a somatic symptom or somatic illness'

3. bodied, corporal, corporate, embodied, incarnate

possessing or existing in bodily form

Example Sentences:
'what seemed corporal melted as breath into the wind'
'an incarnate spirit'
'corporate' is an archaic term'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Corporal

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adjective

1.

of or relating to the body; bodily

2. an obsolete word for corporeal

noun

1.

a noncommissioned officer junior to a sergeant in the army, air force, or marines

2.

(in the Royal Navy) a petty officer who assists the master-at-arms

noun

a white linen cloth on which the bread and wine are placed during the Eucharist

Corporal

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noun

the lowest-ranking noncommissioned officer, just below a sergeant; specif., an enlisted person in the fourth grade in the U.S. Army and Marine Corps

adjective

1.

of the body; bodily

2. Rare

personal

3. Obsolete

corporeal (sense 2)

noun

Ecclesiastical

a small linen cloth put on the center of the altar, on which the bread and chalice are placed for the Eucharist

Corporal

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adj.

Of or relating to the body. See Synonyms at bodily.

n.

1.

a. A noncommissioned rank in the US Army that is above private first class and below sergeant.

b. A noncommissioned rank in the US Marine Corps that is above lance corporal and below sergeant.

2. One who holds either of these ranks or a similar rank in another military organization.

n.
Ecclesiastical

A white linen cloth on which the consecrated elements are placed during the celebration of the Eucharist.

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