The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning breath.

Etymology

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The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning "breath" (compare spiritus asper), but also "soul, courage, vigor", ultimately from a PIE root *(s)peis- ("to blow"). In the Vulgate, the Latin word translates Greek (πνευμα), pneuma (Hebrew (רוח) ruah), as opposed to anima, translating psykhē. The word was loaned into Middle English via Old French espirit in the 13th century.

The distinction between soul and spirit became current in Judeo-Christian terminology (e.g. Greek. psykhe vs. pneuma, Latin anima vs. spiritus, Hebrew ruach vs. neshama or nephesh; in Hebrew neshama from the root NSHM or breath.)

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We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey...Stephen covey..#cantstopnow
nhoodwatch (High Maintenance) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:19:58 -0000
We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey...Stephen covey..#cantstopnow
RT @skystjohn: So…what can we do as spiritual beings when life isn’t happening the way we want it to happen? Podcast http://short.to/lbr7
shararee (sheri latulip) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:05:53 -0000
RT @skystjohn: So…what can we do as spiritual beings when life isn’t happening the way we want it to happen? Podcast http://short.to/lbr7
So…what can we do as spiritual beings when life isn’t happening the way we want it to happen? Podcast http://short.to/lbr7
skystjohn (Sky St.John) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:02:52 -0000
So…what can we do as spiritual beings when life isn’t happening the way we want it to happen? Podcast http://short.to/lbr7
RT @Pray4Iran Isn't it time we shall evolve ourselves into "better" spiritual beings, who are open-minded, #iranelection
Green_4_Iran (Green 4Iran) Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:12:06 -0000
RT @Pray4Iran Isn't it time we shall evolve ourselves into "better" spiritual beings, who are open-minded, #iranelection
So…what can we do as spiritual beings when life isn’t happening the way we want it to happen? Podcast http://short.to/lbr7
skystjohn (Sky St.John) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:03:19 -0000
So…what can we do as spiritual beings when life isn’t happening the way we want it to happen? Podcast http://short.to/lbr7
Animism: The belief that personal spiritual beings and impersonal spiritual forces have power or influence over us (#sgi10)
GregLinscott (Greg Linscott) Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:15:20 -0000
Animism: The belief that personal spiritual beings and impersonal spiritual forces have power or influence over us (#sgi10)

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