SPIRITUS, spiritus
Sounds Like: SPEE-ri-toos
Translations: spirit, breath, soul, a spirit, a breath, a soul
From the root: SPIRITUS
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: The word 'spiritus' primarily refers to 'breath' or 'breathing', but it also extends to mean 'spirit', 'soul', or 'life force'. It can be used to describe the human soul, a divine spirit, or even a strong wind. In a sentence, it might refer to the breath of life, the inner essence of a person, or a supernatural entity.
Inflection: Nominative or Accusative, Singular, Masculine
Instances
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 9 — 32:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, SPIRITUS.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- SPIRITUM — spirit, a spirit, breath, a breath, soul, a soul, life, a life, wind, a wind
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