corporality

noun

ˌkȯr-pə-ˈra-lə-tē How to pronounce corporality (audio)
Definition of corporalitynext
as in existence
the fact of being or of being real the age-old debate about the corporality of the human soul

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Recent Examples of corporality In the tradition of Carolee Schneemann and feminist performance artists, the mother finds inspiration in the appetite and spurting fluids of feminine corporality. — BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2021
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existence
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  • Wind would blow the trees against the windows and the humidifier would puff and David would deteriorate in his little slice of existence, running out the clock there on the very edge of other people’s real lives.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Because the existence of our precious country, the country of all of us, the existence of Israel, is not up for negotiation.
    — Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of existence

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“Corporality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/corporality. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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