Meanings
- archaicnot comparabledisembodied; without a body; separated from the body
Immediately the unbodied souls of my ancestors appeared before me.
1802, William Priest, Travels in the United States of America3 more examples
If Thy indulgent Care / Had not preven'd, among unbody'd Shades / I now had wander'd
1708, [John Philips], “Book I”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 43Thou who didst come unbodied and alone, Ere yet the sun was set his rule to keep, Or ever the moon shone, Or e'er the wandering star-flocks forth were driven!
1864, George MacDonald, A Hidden Life and Other PoemsTheir unbodied heads, wherever they may be, are still smiling on the world, despite their divorcement.
1917, Charles S. Brooks, There's Pippins And Cheese To Come
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivenot having a material body
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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