corpse Copy link Outline 1. cădāver, ĕris, n. (esp. a corpse lying and becoming corrupt), Cic.2. corpus, ŏris, n. (of bodies living or dead)3. fūnus, ĕris, n. (poet.)4. caedes, is, f. (a slain c. or more particularly the blood of it)5. (Similarly with 3 and 4) mors, tis, f.6. Freq. expr. with part. • corpse: 1. cădāver, ĕris, n. (esp. a corpse lying and becoming corrupt), Cic.: Virg. 2. corpus, ŏris, n. (of bodies living or dead): v. body. 3. fūnus, ĕris, n. (poet.): a mangled c., lacerum f.: Virg.: Prop. 4. caedes, is, f. (a slain c. or more particularly the blood of it): Liv. 1, 48. 5. (Similarly with 3 and 4) mors, tis, f.: the c. of Clodius was torn in pieces, mors Clodii lacerata est, Cic.: to embrace a c. (contemptuously of an old man), mortem amplexari, Pl.: Prop. 6. Freq. expr. with part.: as, he pointed out the c. of the murdered Servius lying on the ground, jacentem Servium trucidatum ostendit, Liv. 1, 48: thou shalt not bury a corpse within the city, hominem mortuum in urbe ne sepelito, xii. Tab.: or simply mortuus: Pl.: Cic.: v. dead. Phr.: to carry a c. to the grave, efferre, Pl.: Cic. (often used with acc. of the person: v. bury): a person whose trade was the preparing of c.s for burial, pollinctor, Pl.: Dig.