corporal

Meanings

Adjective

Noun

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Origin

  • From Old French corporal (French corporel), from Latin corporālis, from Latin corpus; compare corporeal.
  • From French caporal, probably influenced by corporal (above), from the Italian caporale, from capo from Latin caput.
  • From the Latin corporāle, the neuter of corporālis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the Eucharist becomes the body of Christ.

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