Embodied
Merriam-Webster: “To represent in human or animal form: personify.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “To give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling); to express, personify, or exemplify in concrete form.”
In other words:
To give a physical form to an abstract concept; to represent an idea or quality in a tangible way.
Embodied Experience
Merriam-Webster and Oxford English Dictionary do not provide specific definitions for “embodied experience.”
In other words:
An experience deeply connected to one’s physical presence and sensations; how we perceive and interact with the world through our bodies.
Embodiment
Merriam-Webster: “One that embodies something.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “A person or thing that represents or is a typical example of an idea or a quality.”
In other words:
A tangible or visible form of an idea, quality, or feeling; a person or thing that exemplifies a concept.
Kinaesthesia/ Kinaesthetic
Merriam-Webster: “A sense mediated by receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints and stimulated by bodily movements and tensions; also: sensory experience derived from this sense.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “The sensation of movement or strain in muscles, tendons, and joints; muscle sense.”
In other words:
Relating to the perception of body movements and position; the sense that detects bodily motion.
Ocular
Merriam-Webster: “Of or relating to the eye.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “Of or connected with the eyes or vision.”
In other words:
Pertaining to the eyes or sense of sight.
Phenomenon/ Phenomena
Merriam-Webster: “Phenomenon: an observable fact or event.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “Phenomenon: a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question.”
In other words:
A phenomenon is something that can be seen or experienced, especially something unusual or interesting. “Phenomena” is the plural form, referring to multiple such events or facts.
Phenomenal
Merriam-Webster: “Relating to or being a phenomenon.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “Very great or impressive; extraordinary.”
In other words:
Extraordinary or remarkable; something impressive or exceptional.
Phenomenology
Merriam-Webster: “The study of the development of human consciousness and self-awareness as a preface to or a part of philosophy.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “The science of phenomena as distinct from that of the nature of being; an approach that concentrates on the study of consciousness and the objects of direct experience.”
In other words:
A branch of philosophy that explores how we experience and become aware of things; studying the structures of experience from a first-person perspective.
Synaesthesia/ Synaesthetic
Merriam-Webster: “A concomitant sensation; especially: a subjective sensation or image of a sense (as of colour) other than the one (as of sound) being stimulated.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “The production of a sense impression relating to one sense or part of the body by stimulation of another sense or part of the body.”
In other words:
A condition where one sense is simultaneously perceived as if by one or more additional senses; for example, seeing colours when hearing music.
Visceral
Merriam-Webster: “Felt in or as if in the internal organs of the body: deep.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “Relating to, situated in, or affecting the viscera.”
In other words:
Describes a deep, instinctive feeling that seems to come from within one’s body, rather than from logical thought.
Worship
Merriam-Webster: “To honour or show reverence for as a divine being or supernatural power.”
Oxford English Dictionary: “The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity.”
In other words:
To show deep respect, love, or devotion, especially towards a deity or sacred entity; engaging in acts of religious praise.
Phenomenal Worship 