Definitions for BODILY
ˈbɒd l ibod·i·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bodilyadjective

   of or relating to or belonging to the body

   "a bodily organ"; "bodily functions"

2. bodily, corporal, corporeal, somaticadjective

   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"

3. bodilyadverb

   having or relating to a physical material body

   "bodily existence"

4. bodilyadverb

   in bodily form

   "he was translated bodily to heaven"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bodilyadverb

   In or by the body; physically.

   He was thrown bodily out of the house.

2. bodilyadjective

   Of, relating to, or concerning the body.

   His bodily deficiencies were a heavy burden to him.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bodilyadjective

   Etymology: from body.

   1. Corporeal; containing body.

   What resemblance could wood or stone bear to a spirit void of all sensible qualities, and bodily dimensions? South.

   2. Relating to the body, not the mind.

   Of such as restored to our Saviour Christ, being present on earth, there came not any unto him with better success, for the benefit of their souls everlasting happiness, than they whose bodily necessities gave occasion of seeking relief. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   Virtue atones for bodily defects; beauty is nothing worth, without a mind. Roger L'Estrange.

   As clearness of the bodily eye doth dispose it for a quicker sight, so doth freedom from lust and passion, dispose us for the most perfect acts of reason. John Tillotson.

   I would not have children much beaten for their faults, because I would not have them think bodily pain the greatest punishment. John Locke, on Education, § 115.

   3. Real; actual.

   Whatever hath been thought on in this state,
   That could be brought to bodily act, ere Rome
   Had circumvention? William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

2. Bodilyadverb

   Corporeally; united with matter.

   It is his human nature, in which the godhead dwells bodily, that is advanced to these honours, and to this empire. Isaac Watts.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bodily

   Bodily refers to anything related to the human body. It often describes physical or tangible aspects, functions, actions, or conditions concerning a person's body. This term can also be used to refer to something done by or to the body, such as bodily movements, harm, or functions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bodilyadjective

   having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of matter

2. Bodilyadjective

   of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind

3. Bodilyadjective

   real; actual; put in execution

4. Bodilyadverb

   corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter; in the body

5. Bodilyadverb

   in respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away bodily. "Leapt bodily below."

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BODILY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bodily is ranked #17097 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bodily surname appeared 1,660 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Bodily.
   
   95.9% or 1,593 total occurrences were White.
   1.9% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.8% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
   0.6% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.6% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

How to pronounce BODILY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BODILY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BODILY in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BODILY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of BODILY in a Sentence

1. The Observatory:

   No fewer than 60,000 detainees were martyred ... either as a result of direct bodily torture, or denial of food and medicine.

2. Nathaniel Hawthorne:

   A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.

3. Elisabeth Smith:

   We are living in a much more surveilled culture than we were in 1972 and prior, so in a future where abortion rights are limited or there's not a federal right, people will be at risk for exercising their bodily autonomy, the consequences of those decisions are likely to fall hardest on Black, brown, Indigenous people of color.

4. Jennifer Lincoln:

   It's really scary. We have to tell the patients,' we'll put you on a schedule, but we don't know what tomorrow holds.' And as a patient, that is absolutely terrifying to hear, as a provider, that's devastating. Turn somebody away ? That's awful. Say' I can't take care of you because the government says I can't' ? When I know that this is safe and that your bodily autonomy is first and foremost ?

5. Meg Schurr:

   Abortion is a human right, the political attacks on our fundamental right to abortion -- the right to bodily autonomy, the right to chart our own course in life, the right to protect our health and well-being -- are grossly unconstitutional, immoral, disgraceful and pathetic.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BODILY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bodily
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BODILY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BODILY
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html