different between numinous vs corporeal

English

Etymology

From Latin n?men (“nod of the head; divine sway or will; divinity”) +? -ous (“suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting possession or presence of a quality”). N?men is believed to derive either from Latin *nu? (“to nod”) or from Ancient Greek ????????? (nooúmenon, “influence perceptible by the mind but not the senses”) (ultimately from ???? (nóos, “mind; thought; purpose”)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?nju?m?n?s/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n(j)um?n?s/
• Hyphenation: nu?min?ous

Adjective

numinous (comparative more numinous, superlative most numinous)

1. Of or relating to a numen (divinity); indicating the presence of a divinity. [from mid 17th c.]
   • 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 40]:

     He held his own body in numinous esteem.
2. Evoking a sense of the mystical, sublime, or transcendent; awe-inspiring.

Derived terms

• numinosity
• numinously
• numinousness

Related terms

• numen
• numinal

Translations

Further reading

• numinous on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• numinous (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From Latin corporeus, from corpus (“body”); compare corporal.

Pronunciation

• (rhotic) IPA^(key): /k????p???i?l/
• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /k???p???i?l/

Adjective

corporeal (comparative more corporeal, superlative most corporeal)

1. Material; tangible; physical.
   • 1667, John Milton, Paradise Lost

     His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual.

2. (archaic) Pertaining to the body; bodily; corporal.

Synonyms

• (of the body): bodily, corporal

Antonyms

• ethereal
• incorporeal
• insubstantial
• intangible
• spiritual

Derived terms

• corporeality

Related terms

Translations

Anagrams

• car pooler, car-pooler, carpooler, corporale