What does Bodily mean?

Definitions for Bodily
ˈbɒd l ibod·i·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bodilyadjective

    of or relating to or belonging to the body

    "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"

  2. bodily, corporal, corporeal, somaticadjective

    affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit

    "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"

  3. bodilyadverb

    having or relating to a physical material body

    "bodily existence"

  4. bodilyadverb

    in bodily form

    "he was translated bodily to heaven"

Wiktionary

  1. bodilyadverb

    In or by the body; physically.

    He was thrown bodily out of the house.

  2. bodilyadjective

    Of, relating to, or concerning the body.

    His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Bodilyadjective

    Etymology: from body.

    What resemblance could wood or stone bear to a spirit void of all sensible qualities, and bodily dimensions? South.

    Of such as restored to our Saviour Christ, being present on earth, there came not any unto him with better success, for the benefit of their souls everlasting happiness, than they whose bodily necessities gave occasion of seeking relief. Richard Hooker, b. v.

    Virtue atones for bodily defects; beauty is nothing worth, without a mind. Roger L'Estrange.

    As clearness of the bodily eye doth dispose it for a quicker sight, so doth freedom from lust and passion, dispose us for the most perfect acts of reason. John Tillotson.

    I would not have children much beaten for their faults, because I would not have them think bodily pain the greatest punishment. John Locke, on Education, § 115.

    Whatever hath been thought on in this state,
    That could be brought to bodily act, ere Rome
    Had circumvention? William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

  2. Bodilyadverb

    Corporeally; united with matter.

    It is his human nature, in which the godhead dwells bodily, that is advanced to these honours, and to this empire. Isaac Watts.

ChatGPT

  1. bodily

    Bodily refers to anything related to the human body. It often describes physical or tangible aspects, functions, actions, or conditions concerning a person's body. This term can also be used to refer to something done by or to the body, such as bodily movements, harm, or functions.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bodilyadjective

    having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of matter

  2. Bodilyadjective

    of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind

  3. Bodilyadjective

    real; actual; put in execution

  4. Bodilyadverb

    corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body

  5. Bodilyadverb

    in respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily below."

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BODILY

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bodily is ranked #17097 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Bodily surname appeared 1,660 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bodily.

    95.9% or 1,593 total occurrences were White.
    1.9% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.8% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
    0.6% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.6% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Bodily in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Bodily in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Bodily in a Sentence

  1. Ben Neuman:

    If you swap enough bodily fluid, most viruses can probably be sexually transmitted to some extent.

  2. Evan Smith:

    We found that gynaecological as well as other bodily examinations were conducted on South Asian women at British High Commissions in India, Pakistan [ and ] Bangladesh, as well as Heathrow Airport.

  3. Madison Thomas:

    What the hearings told me was that our country, our congressmen, value the reputation and the career aspirations of my male classmates, or men, of my assaulter, more than my bodily autonomy.

  4. Angela Wright:

    It makes perfect sense that smoking packets would use a vile green that looks like bodily fluids and makes people feel slightly nauseated.

  5. John Stuart Mill:

    The only freedom which deserves the name, is that of pursuing our own good in our own way, so long as we do not attempt to deprive others of theirs, or impede their efforts to obtain it. Each is the proper guardian of his own health, whether bodily or mental and spiritual

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