Definition for EX-TERN'ALS

EX-TERN'ALS, n. [plur.]

  1. The outward parts; exterior; form. Adam was no less glorious in his externals: he had a beautiful body, as well as an immortal soul. – South.
  2. Outward rites and ceremonies; visible forms; as, the externals of religion.

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