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Adjective: bodily  bó-d(u)l-ee [N. Amer], bód-i-lee [Brit]
  1. Affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
    "bodily needs";
    - corporal, corporeal, somatic, corp. [informal]
     
  2. Having or relating to a physical material body
    "bodily existence"
     
  3. Of or relating to or belonging to the body
    "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"
Adverb: bodily  bó-d(u)l-ee [N. Amer], bód-i-lee [Brit]
  1. In bodily form
    "he was translated bodily to heaven"

See also: corporeal, material, physical

Encyclopedia: Bodily