Corporeal (kr-pr-al), a.
Etymology: [L. corporeus, fr. corpus body.]
Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material body or substance; material; -- opposed to spiritual or immaterial. His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual. Milton. Corporeal property, such as may be seen and handled (as opposed to incorporeal, which can not be seen or handled, and exists only in contemplation). Mozley & W.
Syn. -- Corporal; bodily. See Corporal.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for corporeal; he lists it under physical.
Where he writes about it:
Bodily, corporal, and corporeal apply primarily to the human body; bodily and corporal both denote pertaining or relating to the body; corporeal signifies of the nature of or like the body; corporal is now almost wholly restricted to signify applied to or inflicted upon the body; we speak of bodily sufferings, bodily presence, corporal punishment, the corporeal frame. — from physical