as in spiritual
not composed of matter
ghosts are often depicted as unbodied, yet somehow visible, beings
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Recent Examples of unbodied
Though its name suggests a nootropics concern or a purveyor of networked exercise equipment, Superhuman’s unbodied offering is productivity software for the inbox.
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Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
17 July 2019
Deleuze and Guattari, in Anti-Oedipus, see in it the model of a new kind of reasoning: schizoid, unbodied, and diffuse.
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Sam Kriss,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2017
Anna Wiener,
The New Yorker,
17 July 2019
Deleuze and Guattari, in Anti-Oedipus, see in it the model of a new kind of reasoning: schizoid, unbodied, and diffuse.
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Sam Kriss,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unbodied
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The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday that practitioners of the Falun Gong spiritual movement cannot sue tech giant Cisco over allegations of aiding the Chinese government’s surveillance and torture of the group.
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The 1970s were thick with New Age spiritual fads and movements, from the benign (crystals) to the unspeakably toxic and cultic (Jonestown).
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Positioned as a large-scale genre event, the series updates the legendary SFX property with a contemporary political and social edge, with Shun Oguri leading the cast as a detective hunting a seemingly incorporeal killer.
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Christ Jesus’ example shows us how to turn away from material definitions of life by getting to know God as incorporeal divine Life.
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The important things are often bodiless.
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Her testimony led to the U.K.’s first bodiless murder conviction.
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In both the real and metaphysical locations of the show, the backgrounds are all painted by hand, something which was pointed out took up a lot of time due to the number of paintings in the show and due to the number of montages.
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In the 18th century Samuel Johnson coined the term metaphysical poets to criticize Donne, John Cleveland, and Abraham Cowley.
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But the things that actually blow up a deal are invisible.
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Man, to see that Curaçao player — in a moment that’s quite important to him, that is earned over so many years of effort — give a slight nod to the invisible man, that warms my heart and brings a smile to my face.
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The Wrong Girls may feature giant squids, Danish hitmen, talking cats, and supernatural abilities, but the emotional story and stakes are pure memoir.
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Not in a supernatural sense, but rather being haunted by a presence, or a lack thereof.
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“Unbodied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unbodied. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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