bodily strength

collocation in English

meaningsofbodilyandstrength

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bodily
adjective
uk
/ˈbɒd.əl.i/
us
/ˈbɑː.dəl.i/
relating to the ...
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strength
noun
uk
/streŋθ/
us
/streŋθ/
the ability to do things that need a lot of physical or ...
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(Definition ofbodilyandstrengthfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What gives you suchbodilystrength, such mightiness of heart?
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The very aspect of his countenance bespeaks a person of great mental decision, and of unbounded confidence in hisbodilystrength.
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His physical aspect was not seductive: short and stocky of stature, even pot-bellied, but gifted with greatbodilystrength.
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By contrast, his main aim was to build up the patientsbodilystrengthand thus improve the capacity to resist the wasting disease.
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He was known for his learning in pontifical law, his greatbodilystrength, and his military skills (although he never won a triumph).
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Trench was a man of greatbodilystrengthand a fine horseman, and retained to the end of his days a fondness for field sports.
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Hisbodilystrength, speed, and agility are belied by his rotund form, but are suggested to improve further during his incarceration.
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They are also more muscular, with heavier thighs and shoulders that suggest a greaterbodilystrength.
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They also weakened thebodilystrengthneeded to resist its advances.
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The purpose of this being to have government officials travel through each district and point out men of suitablebodilystrengthin order that they may serve.
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