unbodied

adj

unbodied

adj

Etymology From un- + bodied.

1

Archaic disembodied; without a body; separated from the body

  • If Thy indulgent Care / Had not preven'd, among unbody'd Shades / I now had wander'd1708, [John Philips], “Book I”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC, page 43:
  • Immediately the unbodied souls of my ancestors appeared before me.1802, William Priest, Travels in the United States of America:
2 more examples
  • Thou 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 Poems:
  • Their 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:

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