spirare

The word was derived from the Latin spiritus, which means 'breath, courage, vigor, the soul' as well as from the Ecclesiastical Latin spirare, meaning 'to blow, breathe.'

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The term derives from the Latin verb spirare meaning "to breathe."

William Grassie: Celebrate A Spiritual, Not Religious Thanksgiving William Grassie 2011

The term derives from the Latin verb spirare meaning "to breathe."

William Grassie: Celebrate A Spiritual, Not Religious Thanksgiving William Grassie 2011

Hos in alio non spirare coelo, ideoque ad finitimos reges non pertrahi, neque ad Alexandrum magnum pertractos, Beton itinerum eius mensor prodidit.

The Voyages and Travels of Sir John Mandeville 2004

Hos in alio non spirare coelo, ideoque ad finitimos reges non pertrahi, neque ad Alexandrum magnum pertractos, Beton itinerum eius mensor prodidit.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Inspire comes from the Latin words in spirare—“to breathe into.”

Alexander Hamilton, American Richard Brookhiser 1999

Inspire comes from the Latin words in spirare—“to breathe into.”

Alexander Hamilton, American Richard Brookhiser 1999

Neque qualiter superstitionibus solent miseri homines captivam mentem addicere: sed quia non dubiam vim numinis illic sentimus vigere ac spirare, qua ad parendum, scientes so volentes, vividius tamen et efficacius quam pro humana aut voluntate aut scientia trahimur et accendimur ...

Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

Neque qualiter superstitionibus solent miseri homines captivam mentem addicere: sed quia non dubiam vim numinis illic sentimus vigere ac spirare, qua ad parendum, scientes so volentes, vividius tamen et efficacius quam pro humana aut voluntate aut scientia trahimur et accendimur ...

Pneumatologia 1616-1683 1967

Sic nec spirare ea quibus pulmo desit unde numerosa series quaestionum exoritur.

NPNF2-08. Basil: Letters and Select Works 1895