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Spiritus (other)
Spiritus (Latin for " spirit" or "breathing") may refer to: *Spiritus lenis, the "soft breathing" in Byzantine Greek orthography *Spiritus asper In the polytonic orthography of Ancient Greek, the rough breathing ( or ; ) character is a diacritical mark used to indicate the presence of an sound before a vowel, diphthong, or after rho. It remained in the polytonic orthography even afte ..., the "hard breathing" in Byzantine Greek orthography * ''Spiritus'' (journal), an academic journal devoted to the study of Christian spirituality * Spiritus (novel), a 1996 novel by Ismail Kadare * ''Spiritus'' (EP) an extended play by Australian singer songwriter, Lisa Mitchell, 2012 ** "Spiritus" (song) a single by Lisa Mitchell from the 2012 EP {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spirit (animating Force)
In philosophy and religion, spirit is the vitalism, vital principle or animating essence within humans or, in some views, all life, living things. Although views of spirit vary between different belief systems, when spirit is contrasted with the soul, the former is often seen as a basic natural force, principle or substance, whereas the latter is used to describe the organized structure of an individual being's consciousness, in humans including their personality. Spirit as a substance may also be contrasted with matter, where it is usually seen as more subtle, an idea put forth for example in the ''Principia Mathematica''. Etymology The word ''spirit'' came into Middle English via Old French . Its source is Latin , whose original meaning was "breath, breathing" and hence "spirit, soul, courage, vigor";See Spirit (vital essence)#polysemy, François 2009, pp. 187–197. its ultimate origin is a Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European root *(s)peis-'. In Latin, was dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breath
Breathing (spiration or ventilation) is the neuroscience of rhythm, rhythmical process of moving air into (inhalation) and out of (exhalation) the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the Milieu intérieur, internal environment, mostly to flush out carbon dioxide and bring in oxygen. All Aerobic respiration, aerobic creatures need oxygen for cellular respiration, which extracts energy from the reaction of oxygen with molecules derived from food and produces carbon dioxide as a Waste, waste product. Breathing, or external respiration, brings Atmosphere of Earth, air into the lungs where gas exchange takes place in the Pulmonary alveolus, alveoli through diffusion. The body's circulatory system transports these gases to and from the cells, where cellular Respiration (physiology), respiration takes place. The breathing of all vertebrates with lungs consists of repetitive cycles of inhalation and exhalation through a highly branched system of tubes or Respiratory tract, airways w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritus Lenis
The smooth breathing (; ''psilí''; ) is a diacritical mark used in polytonic orthography. In Ancient Greek, it marks the absence of the voiceless glottal fricative from the beginning of a word. Some authorities have interpreted it as representing a glottal stop, but a final vowel at the end of a word is regularly elided (removed) when the following word starts with a vowel and elision would not happen if the second word began with a glottal stop (or any other form of stop consonant). In his ''Vox Graeca'', W. Sidney Allen accordingly regards the glottal stop interpretation as "highly improbable". The smooth breathing mark ( ) is written as on top of one initial vowel, on top of the second vowel of a diphthong or to the left of a capital and also, in certain editions, on the first of a pair of rhos. It did not occur on an initial upsilon, which always has rough breathing (thus the early name ''hy'', rather than ''y'') except in certain pre-Koine dialects which had lost ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritus Asper
In the polytonic orthography of Ancient Greek, the rough breathing ( or ; ) character is a diacritical mark used to indicate the presence of an sound before a vowel, diphthong, or after rho. It remained in the polytonic orthography even after the Hellenistic period, when the sound disappeared from the Greek language. In the monotonic orthography of Modern Greek phonology, in use since 1982, it is not used at all. The absence of an sound is marked by the smooth breathing. The character, or those with similar shape such as , have also been used for a similar sound by Thomas Wade (and others) in the Wade–Giles system of romanization for Mandarin Chinese. Herbert Giles and others have used a left (opening) curved single quotation mark for the same purpose; the apostrophe, backtick, and visually similar characters are often seen as well. History The rough breathing comes from the left-hand half of the letter H. In some archaic Greek alphabets, the letter was used for ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritus (journal)
''Spiritus: A Journal of Christian Spirituality'' is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal published by Johns Hopkins University Press. It was established in 1993 as the ''Christian Spirituality Bulletin: Journal of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality'' and obtained its current title in 2001. (accessed 2 Sep 2011) It is the official publication of the Society for the Study of Christian Spirituality. The journal includes original articles, reviews, and translations. Readership includes academics as well as a general audien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritus (novel)
Spiritus is a 1996 novel by the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. It marks a narrative and compositional turning point in his literary career. The influence of this novel will be felt in all of Kadare's subsequent novels. It is a novel about the anxiety of wiretapping. Plot A group of foreigners touring Eastern Europe after the fall of communism hears exciting rumours during its stay in Albania about the capture of the spirit from the dead. As it turns out, the spirit is in fact a listening device known to the notorious secret service as a "hornet". See also *Albanian literature Albanian literature stretches back to the Middle Ages and comprises those literary texts and works written in Albanian language, Albanian. It may also refer to literature written by Albanians in Albania, Kosovo and the Albanian diaspora particul ... * The Palace of Dreams References Bibliography * * {{Ismail Kadare 1996 novels 20th-century Albanian novels Novels by Ismail Kadare Novels set ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiritus (EP)
''Spiritus'' is the third EP release by Lisa Mitchell. The EP was released on 4 May 2012 and peaked at number 66 on the Australian ARIA Chart. Review Tanya Ali from '' The AU Review'' gave the EP 9.6 out of 10, praising the sophistication, growth and song writing maturation saying; "Throughout the whole EP, lyrics are a very strong point and it is clear that Mitchell is a very capable songwriter, tackling deep emotions and issues with tact and poeticism.". Simon Ubaldi from Beat Magazine said it was an interesting step forward by Mitchell, complemented the vocals but said it "lacks real spirit." Track listing # " Spiritus" # "Diamond in the Rough" # "I am a Traveller" # "Erik" # "Parade Song" Charts References External links Lisa Mitchell's official site {{Authority control 2012 EPs Lisa Mitchell albums Warner Music Group albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
