bodily meaning and definition

BODILY adjective

Definition of bodily (adjective)

1. of or relating to or belonging to the body
   • "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"
2. affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit
   • "bodily needs"; "a corporal defect"; "corporeal suffering"; "a somatic symptom or somatic illness"
   • synonyms: corporal, corporeal, somatic
3. having or relating to a physical material body
   • "bodily existence"

BODILY adverb

Definition of bodily (adverb)

1. in bodily form
   • "he was translated bodily to heaven"