Corpus and Matter

Corpus

Corpus noun - The complete works of an author.

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Matter and corpus are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Matter" instead a noun "Corpus".

Matter noun - A major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition).

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Corpus and matter are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corpus" instead a noun "Matter".

Nearby Words: mattered, mattery, mattering

actual	actual corpus	actual matter
entire	entire corpus	entire matter

This ensured that pirates could be killed without the benefit of "due process", "habeas corpus" or anything approaching rights as citizens of Great Britain... or any nation at all, for that matter.

Source: Useful Notes / The Golden Age of Piracy
Later elaborations of Aristotelian philosophy distinguished between Corpus (body/matter,) Animus (animal life energy) and Spiritus (consciousness/soul.)

Source: Anatomy of the Soul

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