The quality of being physical, bodily, or material; the state of having a physical form or substance.
From Latin 'corporalis' (of or belonging to the body) plus '-ity' (forming abstract nouns). Evolved in English to describe the philosophical concept of physical existence versus spiritual or abstract existence.
Medieval theologians wrestled with the 'corporality' of ghosts and angels—can spirits have bodies? This question drove centuries of philosophical debate!
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