Body and Spirit

Opposite meaning words

Body noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.

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Spirit is an antonym for body in topics: human being, crowd, physique, bulk, corpse.

Nearby Words: bodily, bod, bodied, bodying

Spirit noun - An immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power.

Usage example: the theological and philosophical belief that the spirit is superior to the body

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Body is an antonym for spirit.

human	human body	human spirit
female	female body	female spirit
high	high body	high spirit
full	full body	full spirit
Other adjectives: similar, original, true, proper, dead, single, small, powerful, actual, real, male, little, young, beautiful, celestial, former, immortal, giant, undead.

Throughout the rest of the series, Korra goes through hell: not only do three separate villains violate her body/spirit in horrifying ways, but she suffers from PTSD and mercury poisoning.

Source: Earn Your Happy Ending / Western Animation
This trope can often be justified if the hero needed to reach a specific state of mind/body/spirit that could only be achieved through the efforts taken in during the quest.

Source: It Was with You All Along
Red and white are the colors of the Majapahit Empire, and symbolize body and spirit, respectively, the components of a human being.

Source: Useful Notes / Indonesia

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