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Etymology 1

From Latin corporālis < Latin corpus (“‘body’”).

Adjective

corporal (not comparable)

Positive corporal

Comparative not comparable

Superlative none (absolute)
  1. (archaic) Having a physical, tangible body; corporeal.
    Quotation
    • 1603-06: "Into the air; and what seem'd corporal melted as breath into the wind." — Macbeth: Ac.1 Sc3, Wm. Shakespeare.
  2. Of or pertaining to the body, especially the human body.
Synonyms
Translations
corporeal — see corporeal of the body
  • Greek: σωματικός el(el) m. (somatikós)
  • Macedonian: телесен mk(mk) (télesen) m.
  • Polish: cielesny pl(pl) m.
  • Russian: телесный ru(ru) (telésnyj)
  • Spanish: corporal es(es)
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  • Latin: adj. corporalis n. corpus
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Corrupted from the French caporal, from the Italian caporale, from capo (“‘head, leader’”) from the Latin caput (“‘head’”).

Noun

Singular corporal

Plural corporals

corporal (plural corporals)

  1. A non-commissioned officer rank in the military (OR-4) force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
  2. A non-commissioned officer rank in the police force, below a sergeant but above a private or patrolman.
Translations
military rank
  • Bulgarian: ефрейтор bg(bg) m.
  • Catalan: caporal ca(ca) m. and f.
  • Dutch: korporaal nl(nl)
  • Estonian: kapral et(et)
  • Finnish: korpraali fi(fi), alikersantti fi(fi)
  • German: Stabsgefreiter de(de) m., Oberstabsgefreiter de(de) m.
  • Greek: δεκανέας el(el) m. (dekanéas)
  • Hungarian: tizedes hu(hu)
  • Japanese: 伍長(ごちょう, gochō)
  • Latin: decurion la(la)
  • Macedonian: десетар mk(mk) (desetár) m.
  • Polish: kapral pl(pl) m.
  • Russian: капрал ru(ru) (kaprál) m.
  • Spanish: cabo es(es)
police rank
Derived terms

Etymology 3

From the Latin corporale, the neuter of corporalis representing the doctrine of transubstantiation in which the eucharist becomes the body of Christ.

Noun

Singular corporal

Plural corporals

corporal (plural corporals)

  1. (ecclesiastical) The white linen cloth on which the elements of the eucharist are placed; a communion cloth.
Translations
ecclesiastical: cloth on which the elements of the eucharist are placed
  • Catalan: corporal ca(ca) m.
  • Japanese: 聖体 布(せいたいふ, seitaifu)
  • Russian: антиминс ru(ru) (antimíns) m.
  • Spanish: corporal es(es) m.

Catalan

Adjective

corporal m. and f. (plural corporals)

Singular corporal m. and f.

Plural corporals m. and f.
  1. corporal

Noun

corporal m. (plural corporals)

  1. corporal (linen cloth)

Spanish

Adjective

corporal m. and f. (plural corporales)

  1. corporal

Noun

corporal m. (plural corporales)

Singular corporal m.

Plural corporales m.
  1. corporal (linen cloth)

 

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