A subtle or rarefied substance believed to be carried in the blood and to give life to all parts of the body (= vital spirit at vital, adj. 2a)…
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| 释义 | the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > [noun] > fluid secretion > spirits (5) spirita1387 A subtle or rarefied substance believed to be carried in the blood and to give life to all parts of the body (= vital spirit at vital, adj. 2a)… cordial spirits?a1450 Of or relating to the heart (in quot. 1841 –8 as the seat of feeling, affection, etc.). Obsolete. natural spirit1541 a subtle fluid regarded as the principle of growth and nutrition and as being produced in the liver; cf. animal spirit, n. 1, vital spirit at vital… mobile spirit1649 a spirit or other entity believed to be an agent of muscular movement. Subcategories:— production of (1) |
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