spiritus

It is no accident that the word breath in many ancient languages also refers to spirit: "ruach" in Hebrew; "prana" in Sanskrit; "pneuma" in Greek; "spiritus" in Latin.

Lama Surya Das: 5 Secrets for Healing the Spirit 2010

In ‘ the initial a is preceded by the so called spiritus lends ( '), a sign which must be placed in front or at the top of any vowel beginning a Greek word, and which represents that slight aspiration or soft breathing almost involuntarily uttered, when we try to pronounce a vowel by itself.

Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855

Cardano identifies genius with a kind of spiritus familiaris.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas GIORGIO TONELLI 1968

They may be a secret to us while, in this school-house, the earth, the {14} pedagogue Necessity is teaching us only the rudiments of the laws of God as developed in nature or in mind; but, when the _scintilla divinitatis_, hidden in these "earthen vessels," [6] shall have been set free, and (while "the dust returns to the earth as it was") rises unto Him that breathed into us that "spiritus" or

Mysticism and its Results Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy John Delafield

(while we let the steam of it all carefully off into the cold condenser), what connection, I say, this modern "spiritus," in its valve-directed inspiration, has with that more ancient spiritus, or warm breath, which people used to think they might be "born of."

On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature John Ruskin 1859

"spiritus" means simply breath, therefore the breath is the soul.

Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles 1852

The opening theme of this grandest of all symphonies was articulated to fit the words Veni, creator spiritus—“Come, Creator Spirit.”

SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011

He made the sign of the cross behind the metal grid and said, “In nomine spiritus...”

four-leafed clover James Claffey 2012

Zinman also does a fine job of showing how the themes introduced in the symphony's first part -- the ninth-century hymn "Veni, creator spiritus" -- permeate the second.

As Mahler's death centenary nears, an outpouring of recordings pays tribute Mark J. Estren 2010

As the choir nuns sang the hymn Veni creator spiritus, she saw:

Sensual Encounters: Monastic Women and Spirituality in Medieval Germany 2008