Leibhaftigkeit

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German

Etymology

From leibhaftig +‎ -keit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laɪ̯pˈhaf.tɪç.kaɪ̯t/

Noun

Leibhaftigkeit f (genitive Leibhaftigkeit, no plural)

  1. (philosophy, theology) corporeality, materiality, physicality
    • 2004, Gottfried Wilhelm Locher, Sign of the Advent: A Study in Protestant Ecclesiology, →ISBN, page 9:
      Wie verhält sich die Leibhaftigkeit der Kirche zu ihrer geschichtlichen Wirklichkeit?
      What is the materiality of the Church to its historical reality?
    • 2007, Roger Krzysztof Cicholaz, Glauben und Leben: die Theologie des geistlichen Lebens bei Hermann Kardinal Volk [Faith and Life: the Theology of the Spiritual Life by Cardinal Hermann Volk], →ISBN, page 148:
      Hermann Volk sieht also das "Herz" als einen typisch menschlichen Begriff, der den Leib und die Leibhaftigkeit voraussetzt.
      Hermann Volk therefore sees the "heart" as a typical human concept, which presupposes the body and corporeality.
    • 2009, Arnold Wiebel, editor, Rudolf Hermann: Aufsätze, Tagebücher, Briefe [Rudolf Hermann: Essays, Diaries, Letters], →ISBN, page 169:
      Andererseits aber ist die Leibhaftigkeit unseres Lebens auch etwas, was in das Bild der Welt in ihrem zeitlichen Verlaufe hineingehört.
      On the other hand, the corporeality of our life is also something that comes into the picture of the world in your temporary course.

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