Separated from or existing without a physical body, especially used to describe spirits or disembodied souls.
From Latin 'dis-' (away, apart) and 'carne' (flesh), combined with the suffix '-ate'. The term was developed in philosophical and spiritual contexts to describe non-physical existence.
Spiritualists and paranormal researchers use 'discarnate' to distinguish between living, embodied beings and spirits—it's the philosophical term that lets believers discuss ghosts scientifically.
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