unembodied en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- ənĕmbŏʹdĭd (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ənɛmˈbɒdɪd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From un- + embodied.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, of a soul, qualifier:spirit; or other such essence so conceived; spirit; or other such essence so conceived) Incorporeal; not possessed of a body.
Elaborate rituals designed to separate the realm of the Holy, the realm of the unembodied Sky-Father, and much messier World, where people do inconvenient things like have babies and copulate.
1979 April 28, John Graczak, “The Sacred and the Profane”, in Gay Community News, page 16:
- (not-comparable, of principles, qualifier:ideas; theories; or the like) Not expressed or exhibited in material or concrete form; wholly abstract.
- (not-comparable, of principles, qualifier:ideas; theories; or the like) Not incorporated into a coherent system; conceptually disconnected.
- (especially, not-comparable, of armed multitudes) Not united in a regimented structure; lacking structure and order.
- (not-comparable) Existing or operating without involvement by the body; solely mental or intellectual; “ungrounded”, “heady”.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unimbodied | alternative | lexicographic |