corporature
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹət͡ʃə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɔː(ɹ)pəɹətjʊə(ɹ)/
Noun
corporature
- (obsolete) The state of being embodied; bodily existence.
- Synonym: embodiment
- 1647, Henry More, Infinitie of Worlds:
- That antiquate, secure,
And easie dull conceit of corporature,
Of matter, quantitie, and such like gear
- 1659, William Lilly, Christian Astrology:
- Usually the Sun presents a man of a good, large and strong Corporature, a yellow, saffron Complexion, a round, large Forehead
References
- “corporature”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
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