"noncorporal" meaning in English

See noncorporal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From non- + corporal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|corporal}} non- + corporal Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} noncorporal (not comparable)
  1. Not corporal. Tags: not-comparable
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