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subtle bodies

subtle bodies is the plural 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.

Questions about subtle bodies

What is subtle bodies the plural of?
Subtle bodies is the plural of subtle body.

Words near subtle bodies in the dictionary

  1. subtitlings
  2. subtitlist
  3. subtitlists
  4. subtitular
  5. subtle
  6. subtle bodies
  7. subtle body
  8. subtled
  9. subtlely
  10. subtleness
  11. subtlenesses

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