Definition of bodily Bodily

/bɑˈdʌli/ - [badulee] - bod•i•ly

We found 13 definitions of bodily from 5 different sources.

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What does bodily mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

bodily, bodilier, bodiliest

bodily - having or relating to a physical material body; "bodily existence"
  corporeal, material having material or physical form or substance; "that which is created is of necessity corporeal and visible and tangible" - Benjamin Jowett
bodily - of or relating to or belonging to the body; "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"
bodily - affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit; "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"
  corporal, corporeal, somatic

Adverb

bodily - in bodily form; "he was translated bodily to heaven"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • bodily (Adverb)
    In or by the body; physically.
  • bodily (Adjective)
    Of, relating to, or concerning the body.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • bodily (a.)
    Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of matter.
  • bodily (a.)
    Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind.
  • bodily (a.)
    Real; actual; put in execution.
  • bodily (adv.)
    Corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body.
  • bodily (adv.)
    In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily below."

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • bodily
    Of, relating to, or characteristic of the body.

Part of speech

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  • bodily, adjective, not comparable.
  • bodily, adverb.

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