Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Incorporeal

Inˊcor-po′re-al

,
Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not +
corporeal
: cf. L.
incorporeus
. Cf.
Incorporal
.]
1.
Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not consisting of matter; immaterial.
Thus
incorporeal
spirits to smaller forms
Reduced their shapes immense.
Milton.
Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from some
incorporeal
substance within us.
Bentley.
2.
(Law)
Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an object of sense; intangible; – opposed to
corporeal
.
Syn. – Immaterial; unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual.

Webster 1828 Edition


Incorporeal

INCORPO'REAL

,
Adj.
[L. incorporalis, incorporeus.]
Not consisting of matter; not having a material body; immaterial. Spirits are deemed incorporeal substances.