creatural
- adjective
- /ˈkriːtʃərəl/
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creatural
- In his novel, the author explores the creatural aspects of humanity through vivid character descriptions.
Examples
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The artist captured the creatural essence of the forest animals in her paintings.
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To mock such Renaissance concepts, Gongora employs descriptions of what James Iffland, in his study of the grotesque in the works of Quevedo, calls the "creatural" aspects of man (1:62).
Academic text (1990) -
But this poem, you see, requires a certain creatural detail.
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However, this dangerously pairs animality and humanity on the basis of an unexpected sharing of their creatural characteristic.
Academic text (2017) -
Or, in other words, the ontological difference between God and creatures is such that it isn't a big deal, even if we see this same logic repeated at the level of creatural governance.
Blog text (15) -
The documentary highlights the creatural behavior of various species in their natural habitats.
Synonyms
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8.4
Relating to the physical body rather than the spirit
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7.3
About the basic physical needs and natural fears of animals and people
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word creatural comes from creature, which comes from a root meaning 'to create' and is the same root as create. So creatural refers to the 'created' or living, physical side of animals and people.