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bod·y / ˈbädē/ • n. (pl. bod·ies) 1. the physical structure of a person or an animal, including the bones, flesh, and organs: it's important to keep your body in good condition. ∎ a corpse: they found his body washed up on the beach. ∎ the physical and mortal aspect of a person as opposed to the soul or spirit: a duality of body and soul. ∎ inf. a person's body regarded as an object of sexual desire: he was just after her body. 2. the trunk: the blow almost severed his head from his body. ∎ [in sing.] (the body of) the main or central part of something, esp. a building or text: information that changes regularly is kept apart from the main body of the text. ∎ the main section of a car or aircraft: the body of the aircraft was filled with smoke. ∎ a large or substantial amount of something; a mass or collection of something: a rich body of Canadian folklore. ∎ (in pottery) a clay used for making the main part of ceramic ware, as distinct from a glaze. 3. a group of people with a common purpose or function acting as an organized unit: a regulatory body. 4. technical a distinct material object: the path taken by the falling body. 5. a full or substantial quality of flavor in wine. ∎ fullness or thickness of a person's hair: designed to add body to limp and straight hair. PHRASES: body and soul involving every aspect of a person; completely: the company owned them body and soul. in a body all together; as a group: they departed in a body. over my dead body inf. used to emphasize that one opposes something and would do anything to prevent it from happening: she moves into our home over my dead body.DERIVATIVES: bod·ied adj. [in comb.] a wide-bodied jet. |
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"body." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "body." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-body.html "body." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-body.html |
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body Although the word ‘body’ in the Bible can denote a corpse (Mark 15: 43), it normally refers to the whole physical being of a human person active in the world (1 Cor. 6: 20), and the limbs, the mind, the spirit are various parts of the whole organism (Rom. 6: 12–13). Human bodies, as made by God, are ‘very good’ (Gen. 1: 31), and the resurrection of Jesus conveys the promise of a resurrection of those who belong to him. This belief is to be understood not as the reassembling of human bones and flesh out of the graves, as it has often been pictured in the past (1 Thess. 4: 13–17) and has been portrayed by artists, as by Stanley Spencer in his Resurrection, Cookham (1926), but as signifying that all that is good in human life will be taken up into eternal life. It affirms a continuity of this bodily life with that which is to come.
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W. R. F. BROWNING. "body." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. W. R. F. BROWNING. "body." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-body.html W. R. F. BROWNING. "body." A Dictionary of the Bible. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O94-body.html |
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Bodya number of individuals spoken of collectively; a general collection of things or ideas; a mass of matter; the main portion of a collection or company. Examples: body of inferior clergy, 1732; of cold air; of dialects, 1875; of disciples of Christ, 1886; of discourse, 1599; of divinity, 1659; of facts; of horse, 1769; of laws, 1699; of light; of natural history, 1711; of opinion; of philosophers, 1647; of precepts, 1860; of principles, 1860; of scriptures, 1593; of troops. |
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"Body." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Body." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300143.html "Body." Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. 1985. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-2505300143.html |
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body body and soul the corporeal and spiritual entities that make up a person; the term is traditionally often used in the context of the difficulty of sustaining existence, as in ‘keep body and soul together’.
body politic the people of a nation, state, or society considered collectively as an organized group of citizens; the term is recorded from the early 16th century. See also know where the bodies are buried. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "body." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "body." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-body.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "body." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-body.html |
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BODYThe principal part of anything as distinguished from its subordinate parts, as in the main part of an instrument. An individual, an organization, or an entity given legal recognition, such as a corporation or "body corporate." A compilation of laws known as a "body of laws." |
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"Body." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Body." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700577.html "Body." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3437700577.html |
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body (bod-i) n.
1. an entire animal organism. 2. the trunk of an individual, excluding the limbs. 3. the main or largest part of an organ. 4. a solid discrete mass of tissue; e.g. the carotid body. See also corpus. |
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"body." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "body." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-body.html "body." A Dictionary of Nursing. 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O62-body.html |
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JOHN DAINTITH. "body." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "body." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-body.html JOHN DAINTITH. "body." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-body.html |
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DARREL INCE. "body." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DARREL INCE. "body." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-body.html DARREL INCE. "body." A Dictionary of the Internet. 2001. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O12-body.html |
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body OE. bodiġ, corr. to OHG. botah (MHG. botich, mod. Bavarian dial. bottech body of a chemise); of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "body." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "body." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-body.html T. F. HOAD. "body." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-body.html |
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•body, embody, Irrawaddy, Kirkcaldy, noddy, Passamaquoddy, shoddy, Soddy, squaddie, toddy, wadi
•secondi, spondee, tondi
•anybody • everybody • busybody
•dogsbody • homebody
•bawdy, gaudy, Geordie, Lordy
•baldy, Garibaldi, Grimaldi
•Maundy
•cloudy, dowdy, Gaudí, howdy, rowdy, Saudi
•Jodie, roadie, toady, tody
•Goldie, mouldy (US moldy), oldie
•broody, foodie, Judy, moody, Rudi, Trudy, Yehudi
•goody, hoodie, woody
•Burundi, Kirundi, Mappa Mundi
•Rushdie
•bloody, buddy, cruddy, cuddy, muddy, nuddy, ruddy, study
•barramundi, bassi profundi, Lundy, undy
•fuddy-duddy • understudy
•Lombardy • nobody • somebody
•organdie (US organdy) • burgundy
•Arcady
•chickadee, Picardy
•malady • melody • Lollardy
•psalmody • Normandy • threnody
•hymnody • jeopardy • chiropody
•parody • rhapsody • prosody
•bastardy • custody
•birdie, curdy, hurdy-gurdy, nerdy, sturdy, vinho verde, wordy
•olde worlde
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"body." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "body." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-body.html "body." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-body.html |
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