释义 |
spiration noun (-s) Etymology: Latin spiration-, spiratio action of breathing, from spiratus (past participle of spirare to breathe) + -ion-, -io -ion 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 |