bodily presence
Flesh and blood
Bodily presence is physical attendance in a location, as opposed to remote participation or mere representation.
The phrase emphasizes the actual body being there: The job requires your bodily presence, not just a video call.
In religious contexts, it often refers to Christ's presence in the Eucharist—whether his body is literally or symbolically present in the bread and wine.
- fleshSoft body matter
- in the fleshPhysically present, not remote
- flesh and bloodOne's close relatives
- embodimentConcrete manifestation of idea
- movementChange in position
skin · proximity · hand · face to face · corporeality · step · inhabiting · anatomy · stance · palpable · visceral · nearness · at arm's length · pulse · liveness · here and now · location · kinesthetic
physical vs. non-physical existence
bodily presenceabsence
State of not being
spiritual presence · nonexistence · immateriality · incorporeality · intangibility