Spiritus (Latin for "
spirit" or "
breathing
Breathing (spiration or ventilation) is the rhythmical process of moving air into ( inhalation) and out of ( exhalation) the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment, mostly to flush out carbon dioxide and bring in oxy ...
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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 repre ...
, the "soft breathing" in Byzantine Greek orthography
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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
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''Spiritus'' (journal), an academic journal devoted to the study of Christian spirituality
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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 anxi ...
, a 1996 novel by Ismail Kadare
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''Spiritus'' (EP) an extended play by Australian singer songwriter, Lisa Mitchell, 2012
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"Spiritus" (song) a single by Lisa Mitchell from the 2012 EP
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