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subtile body

subtile body is the alternative form of subtle body.

Meaning of subtle body

Noun

subtle body (plural subtle bodies)

  1. (Hinduism) The second of three (or more) bodies that make up the fully embodied human in various Hindu philosophies.
  2. The embodiment of the soul or mind; part of the bodymind of the human being in syncretic, esoteric philosophy.
  3. Those parts of the septenary, the 'seven principles of man' which constitute each human being, contrasted with the gross body, the physical human body.

Forms of subtile body

pluralsubtile bodies

Questions about subtile body

What is subtile body the alternative form of?
Subtile body is the alternative form of subtle body.

Words near subtile body in the dictionary

  1. subtil
  2. subtilase
  3. subtilases
  4. subtile
  5. subtile bodies
  6. subtile body
  7. subtilely
  8. subtileness
  9. subtiler
  10. subtilest
  11. subtiliate

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