discarnate

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adjective

Stripped of flesh.

Opposite
corporealincarnatetangible
OriginRenaissance Latin discarnatus ← Classical Latin dēcarnātus →
First used 15th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectivediscarnate (not comparable)
  1. archaicnot comparableStripped of flesh.First known use 15th c.
  2. not comparableHaving no physical body or form; disembodied.First known use 19th c.

    "Sho," she muttered, allowing soft, discarnate voices to articulate and move on.

    1919, Ronald Firbank, Valmouth, Duckworth, hardback edition, page 79
    2 more examples

    But there are latent powers within man alone that are not yet fully understood and [...] we cannot definitely state what is, and what is not, due to the interference or influence of discarnate intelligences.

    1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 275

    At least for a time, Jung regarded some of these experiences as authentic contact with discarnate entities.

    1997, Richard Noll, The Aryan Christ, Macmillan, page 40

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
corporealincarnatetangible

Origin

  1. Classical Latindēcarnātus
  2. Renaissance Latindiscarnatus
  3. Englishdiscarnate

From Renaissance Latin discarnatus, alteration of Classical Latin dēcarnātus. Compare decarnate.

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Anagrams

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APA

discarnate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discarnate

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“discarnate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/discarnate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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