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Line 1: − + − + − + − ==Etymology ==+ − 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 ''[[Psyche (psychology)|psykhē]]''. The word was loaned into [[Middle English]] via [[Old French]] ''espirit'' in the 13th century. In India [[Prana]] means breath. + + Line 38:
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==Etymology ==
The English word "'''[[spirit]]'''" comes from the [[Latin]] "''spiritus''" ("breath").
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 ''[[Psyche (psychology)|psykhē]]''. The word was loaned into [[Middle English]] via [[Old French]] ''espirit'' in the 13th century. In India [[Prana]] means breath.
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<center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''[[Spirit]]''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Spirit this link].</center>
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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.)
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.)
Similar concepts in other languages include Greek [[Pneuma]] and Sanskrit ''[[akasha]]'', ''see also'' [[Prana]]. In some languages, the word for spirit is often closely related, if not synonymous to [[mind]]. Examples include the German, 'Geist' (related to the English word ghost) or the French, 'l'espirit'. In the Judaeochristian "[[Bible]]", the word "[[ruach]]" (רוח; "wind") is most commonly translated as the spirit, whose essence is divine (see [[Holy Spirit]]). Alternately the word [[nephesh]] is commonly used. Nephesh, as referred to by [[Kabbalah|Kabbalists]], is one of the five parts of the Jewish [[soul]], where "nephesh" (''animal'') refers to the physical being and its animal instincts. Similarly, both the [[Scandinavian languages]] and the [[Chinese language]] uses the term "breath" to refer to the spirit.
Similar concepts in other languages include Greek [[Pneuma]] and Sanskrit ''[[akasha]]'', ''see also'' [[Prana]]. In some languages, the word for spirit is often closely related, if not synonymous to [[mind]]. Examples include the German, 'Geist' (related to the English word ghost) or the French, 'l'espirit'. In the Judaeochristian "[[Bible]]", the word "[[ruach]]" (רוח; "wind") is most commonly translated as the spirit, whose essence is divine (see [[Holy Spirit]]). Alternately the word [[nephesh]] is commonly used. Nephesh, as referred to by [[Kabbalah|Kabbalists]], is one of the five parts of the Jewish [[soul]], where "nephesh" (''animal'') refers to the physical being and its animal instincts. Similarly, both the [[Scandinavian languages]] and the [[Chinese language]] uses the term "breath" to refer to the spirit.
'''Rooah''' (also spelled '''ruah''' or '''ruach''') is a [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] word meaning ''[[wind]]'' or ''[[spirit]]''.
'''Rooah''' (also spelled '''ruah''' or '''ruach''') is a [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] word meaning ''[[wind]]'' or ''[[spirit]]''.
==Quotes==
<center>The ''spirit'' is like the bow of a ship parting the waters. - [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2004-01-04-Truth Ham]</center>
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In the [[evolution]]ary [[multiverse|superuniverses]] energy-[[matter]] is dominant except in [[personality]], where ''spirit'' through the mediation of [[mind]] is struggling for the mastery. The goal of the evolutionary universes is the subjugation of energy-matter by mind, the co-ordination of mind with ''spirit'', and all of this by virtue of the [[creativity|creative]] and unifying [[presence]] of personality. Thus, in relation to personality, do physical systems become subordinate; mind systems, co-ordinate; and ''spirit'' systems, directive.
The dominance of ''spirit'', which is existential on absolute levels, becomes an evolutionary [[experience]] on [[finite]] levels and in [[the seven superuniverses]]. And this experience is shared alike by all, from mortal man to the [[Supreme Being]]. All strive, personally strive, in the achievement; all participate, [[personal]]ly participate, in the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_116#116:6._SPIRIT_DOMINANCE destiny].
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