spiro-, spir-, spira-, spirat-, -spire, -spiring, -spiration, -spirational
(Latin: breath of life, breath, breathing; mind; spirit, "soul"; courage)
Don't confuse this spiro-, with another spiro- meaning "coil, twisted".
spiritless
spiritlessly
spiritual
spiritualism
spiritualist
spiritualistic
spirituality
spiritualization
spiritualize (verb), spiritualizes; spiritualized; spiritualizing
1. To purify a person from the corrupting manipulations and temptations of the world: Claude went to church regularly to be spiritualized by the priest who spoke to him and sanctified him for his errors in his life.
2. To be concerned with religious matters: Every evening before going to bed, Jeffrey read in the Bible which quite spiritualized him and gave him a good night's sleep!
3. To relate to a person's spirit: Medical doctors must consider the emotional needs of their patients which spiritualize the lives of their bodies with energy and physical powers.
2. To be concerned with religious matters: Every evening before going to bed, Jeffrey read in the Bible which quite spiritualized him and gave him a good night's sleep!
3. To relate to a person's spirit: Medical doctors must consider the emotional needs of their patients which spiritualize the lives of their bodies with energy and physical powers.
spiritually
spirituelle
spirituous
spirituousness
Spiritus intus alit.
The spirit nourishes from within.
Motto of Clifton College, U.K.
spiritus sanctus
Holy Ghost and/or Holy Spirit.
From Hebrew ruah ha-godesh through Greek pneuma hagion then Latin spiritus sanctus followed by Old English halig gast and Middle English holi gost; meaning, "Holy Ghost" or "Holy Spirit".
