spiration
noun
plural -s
1
a
obsolete : the action of breathing as a creative or life-giving function of the Deity
b(1)
: the act by or manner in which the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father or from the Father and the Son
(2)
: the relation subsisting by virtue of this procession
2
obsolete : the action of breathing as a physical function of man and animals
Word History
Etymology
Latin spiration-, spiratio action of breathing, from spiratus (past participle of spirare to breathe) + -ion-, -io -ion