choical
UK/ˈkəʊɪkəl/US/ˈkoʊɪkəl/
choical adjective: synonym of physical, material, or base.
Adjective
choical (comparative more choical, superlative most choical)
- Synonym of physical, material, or base.
- So it is manifeſt that the Heretical Valentinians underſtood their Maſter Plato, when they made their Choical Men to periſh immediately upon this Diſſolution from the Body. Theſe Choical Men were ſuppoſed deſtitute even of the Pnoe. They are the ſame with thoſe which were call'd Hylical.1708, Henry Dodwell Sr, The Natural Mortality of Humane Souls..., page 50
- There was in man... a visible body... believed to be composed, according to many of the Gnostics, of a subtle element... which they named the hylic body, and a sheath of gross earthly matter which they called the choical body.1914, Rufus Matthew Jones, Spiritual Reformers in the 16th and 17th Centuries, page xiii
Synonyms of choical
Forms of choical
| comparative | more choical |
|---|---|
| superlative | most choical |
Origin of choical
From Ancient Greek χοϊκός (khoïkós, “earthy, earthen”) + -al, from χοῦς (khoûs, “dust, dirt”).
Questions about choical
- What does choical mean?
- Choical means synonym of physical, material, or base.
- What part of speech is choical?
- Choical is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce choical?
- Choical is pronounced /ˈkoʊɪkəl/ (US).
Words near choical in the dictionary
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