as in spiritual
not composed of matter
ghosts are supposed to be bodiless
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Recent Examples of bodiless
That the bodiless voice of Captain Kafetzis was now coming to me live from above my proprietary Cashmere mattress indicated the obvious seriousness of what had happened in the night.
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Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
Lauren Oyler, Harper’s Magazine , 10 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bodiless
Adjective
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Organizations can create a stronger workplace by addressing emotional, spiritual, and social wellness.—
Julian Hayes II,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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This could point to tattoos as a second major artistic focus, perhaps carrying deep cultural or spiritual significance.—
Julia Binswanger,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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If reason teaches that God is incorporeal, this means that God has no body; God does not physically see, nor do people see God.—
Randy L. Friedman,
The Conversation,
16 Feb. 2024
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The digital files are incorporeal.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
9 June 2021
Adjective
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Carlson’s images combust with metaphysical abundance.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Though scientific evidence for crystal healing is yet to be established, many spiritual practitioners believe in their metaphysical properties, which are thought to support emotional and spiritual transformation.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
23 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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You’re left with skin that feels comfortable, purified, and protected, as if wrapped in an invisible shield against daily environmental damage.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The director conjures the house’s spectral presence by means of an unusual cinematic device that dominates the movie from start to finish: the camera embodies the perspective of that invisible character.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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When the stepson of one of her wealthy clients is murdered, Elsbeth must match wits with a woman whose supernatural gifts usually keep her one step ahead.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
17 Jan. 2025
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But David Steiner doesn’t credit his home’s survival to supernatural forces.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The Right was formless, fractured, a collection of irritable mental gestures -- and then William F. Buckley Jr. founded this journal, bringing the various respectable strands of conservatism together and discarding the others.—
Ramesh Ponnuru,
National Review,
19 Dec. 2024
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That doubtlessly makes Skeleton Crew feel more formless than would be acceptable if the series had been trimmed down to a movie.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Bodiless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bodiless. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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