corporal

1 of 3

noun (1)

: a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant

corporal

2 of 3

adjective

: of, relating to, or affecting the body

corporal punishment

corporal works of mercy

obsolete : corporeal, physical

corporally

ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rə-lē How to pronounce corporal (audio)

adverb

corporal

3 of 3

noun (2)

cor·po·ral ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rəl How to pronounce corporal (audio)

: a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed

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The Various Uses of Corporal

The adjective corporal today usually appears in the phrase corporal punishment, which means "bodily punishment". This used to include such acts as mutilation, branding, imprisonment, and even death. But today execution comes under the separate heading of "capital punishment", which originally involved losing your head (capit- meaning "head"). Milder forms of corporal punishment are used by American parents, and were once common in schools as well. Corporal is occasionally used in other ways; in the traditional church, the "corporal works of mercy" include seven helpful acts such as sheltering the homeless and burying the dead. Corporal as a military rank actually comes from caporal—which has the same root as capital.

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Etymology

Noun (1)

borrowed from Middle French, "lowest noncommissioned officer," alteration (by association with cors, corps "body," Latin corporālis "of the body") of caporal, borrowed from Italian caporale "leader of a small military unit," probably from Medieval Latin capor-, capur-, restructuring of Latin capit- (stem of caput "head") + Italian -ale, noun and adjective suffix, going back to Latin -ālis -al entry 1 — more at head entry 1

Adjective

Middle English corporel, corporal, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French corporel, borrowed from Latin corporālis "of the body, corporeal," from corpor-, corpus "body" + -ālis -al entry 1 — more at midriff

Noun (2)

Middle English corporalle, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French corporal, borrowed from Medieval Latin corporāle (probably originally as modifying linteāmen "linen cloth" or a word of similar sense), from neuter of Latin corporālis "of the body, corporeal" (alluding to the belief that the eucharistic elements are the body of Christ) — more at corporal entry 2

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1579, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	corporal
释义	corporal 1 of 3 noun (1) : a noncommissioned officer ranking in the army above a private first class and below a sergeant and in the marine corps above a lance corporal and below a sergeant corporal 2 of 3 adjective 1 : of, relating to, or affecting the body corporal punishment corporal works of mercy 2 obsolete : corporeal, physical corporally ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rə-lē adverb corporal 3 of 3 noun (2) cor·po·ral ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rəl : a linen cloth on which the eucharistic elements are placed Did you know? The Various Uses of Corporal The adjective corporal today usually appears in the phrase corporal punishment, which means "bodily punishment". This used to include such acts as mutilation, branding, imprisonment, and even death. But today execution comes under the separate heading of "capital punishment", which originally involved losing your head (capit- meaning "head"). Milder forms of corporal punishment are used by American parents, and were once common in schools as well. Corporal is occasionally used in other ways; in the traditional church, the "corporal works of mercy" include seven helpful acts such as sheltering the homeless and burying the dead. Corporal as a military rank actually comes from caporal—which has the same root as capital. Synonyms Adjective animal bodily carnal corporeal fleshly material physical somatic See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with advancing age Word History Etymology Noun (1) borrowed from Middle French, "lowest noncommissioned officer," alteration (by association with cors, corps "body," Latin corporālis "of the body") of caporal, borrowed from Italian caporale "leader of a small military unit," probably from Medieval Latin capor-, capur-, restructuring of Latin capit- (stem of caput "head") + Italian -ale, noun and adjective suffix, going back to Latin -ālis -al entry 1 — more at head entry 1 Adjective Middle English corporel, corporal, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French corporel, borrowed from Latin corporālis "of the body, corporeal," from corpor-, corpus "body" + -ālis -al entry 1 — more at midriff Noun (2) Middle English corporalle, borrowed from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French corporal, borrowed from Medieval Latin corporāle (probably originally as modifying linteāmen "linen cloth" or a word of similar sense), from neuter of Latin corporālis "of the body, corporeal" (alluding to the belief that the eucharistic elements are the body of Christ) — more at corporal entry 2 First Known Use Noun (1) 1579, in the meaning defined above Adjective 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing corporal corporal punishment lance corporal corporal's guard corporal punishment lance corporal corporal's guard Kids Definition corporal 1 of 2 adjective cor·po·ral ˈkȯr-pə-rəl ˈkȯr-prəl : of or relating to the body corporal punishment corporal 2 of 2 noun : a noncommissioned officer ranking above a private in the army or above a lance corporal in the marine corps Medical Definition corporal adjective cor·po·ral ˈkȯr-p(ə-)rəl : of, relating to, or affecting the body corporal punishment corporal adjective as in bodily of or relating to the human body started to suffer the corporal ailments that come with advancing age Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bodily physical corporeal animal somatic physiological carnal anatomical anatomic material physiologic sensual fleshly sensuous hand-to-hand Antonyms & Near Antonyms psychological mental cerebral intellectual spiritual inner psychologic nonphysical psychical immaterial psychic nonmaterial metaphysical incorporeal insubstantial bodiless ethereal See More
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