Spirite: breath: winde: sauour: smell: aire: Stomacke: haughtinesse of courage: fiercenesse. Spiritus fœdi odoris. Cels. A stinking breath. Tribus rebus animantium vita tenetur, cibo, potione, spirirn. Cic. Vitalis & salutaris spiritus, Cic. Cœli spiritus. Cic. The aire. Angustus spiritus. Cic. Short breath. Animæ interclusio, & angustiæ spiritus. Cic. Anhelans spiritus. Author ad Heren. Animalis lpiritus, Vide ANIMAL. Continuus spiritus siue influxus, Vide CONTINIO. Creber spiritus. Lucret. Dirus spiritus. Sen. Stinking breath. Vsque ad extremum spiritum. Cic. Euen to my last breath, or liues end. Liber spiritus. Cic. Mortiferum spirirum exhalare. Plin. To send out a deadly and pestilent sauour. Teter spiritus. Hor. A stinking breath. Vno spiritu. Cic. With one breath. Actractus ab alto spiritus. Virg. Breath, or sighing deeply sette. Auferre spiritum sine sensu doloris. Cic. To kill, or take away life, &c. Flammata facies spiritum ex alto citat. Sene. Fetcheth hys breath from the bottome of his stomacke. Vita continetur corpore & spiritu. Cic. Life consitsteth in body and saule. Ducere spiritum. Cicer. To fetch breath. Et per translationem. To line. Vitam & spiritum ducere. Cic. Aer spiritu ductus alit ammantes. Cic. The aire drawne in by breath. Tranquillum & oriosum spiritum ducere. Cic. To liue at rest and quiet. Elidere spiritum. Cels. To stisle: to stoppe ones winde. Infœlix spiritus in auras ibit. Oui. The dnhappie soule, &c. Euadit spiritus per angustias. Cels. The breath passeth by narrow condites. Excipere extremum spiritum alicuius. Ci. To kisse one whÊ he yeeldcth vp the ghost. Nefastum spiritÛ ferro exige. Sen. With a sword dispatch his wicked soule from his bodie: kill him. Extenuandus spiritus in auras. Oui. Ferturspiritus cum sono. Cels. The breath goeth with a nolse. Cadentem spiritum firmare, Sen. To take heart againe. Communi spiritu frui. Cic. To liue. Qua primum luce spiritus hausi rudes. Sen. The sirst daye that I was borne. In pulmonibus inest raritasad hauriendum spiritum aptissima. Cic. Ludere extremo spiritu. Ci. EuÊ athis laste breath to ieste. Oris spiritus obstroitur. Virg. Aram qaam flatu permulcet spiritus Austri. Cic. Petitus spiritus imo latere. Hor. Graui spiritu pressæ antennæ. Sen. The salle yardes strayned with a vehement winde. Reddere spiritum patriæ. Ci. To yelde his life for the safegatde of his country. Grauiorem spiritum reddittibia. Quint. The fluite giueth a bigger noise. Dum spiritus hos reget artus. Virg. While I shall liue. Retinere spiritum. Cel. To holde the breath. Suspendere spiritum in lectione. Quin. To stay the breath and pause in reading. Plerunque miserum spiritum trahunt. Cel. They commonly liue miserably. Vanescit spiritus in auras. Ouid. Spiritus. Ci. Fiercenesse of courage: hart: stomacke: spirit. Mihi nescio quos spiritus attulerunt. Cic. And I cannot tell how they haue made me haue more courage or stomacke. Fiducia ac spiritus. Cæs. Considence and courage. Auidus spiritus. Hor. Greedie assecrion: couetousnesse. Contaminatus spiritus. Cic. Hostiles spiritus. Tacit. Ingentis spiritus vir, Vide INGENS. Minax spiritus. Ouid. Regius. Cic. Princely courage. Superbus. Ouid. Solidus. Ouid. Tumidus. Sen. Quis spiritus illi? Virg. What sauonr hath it? Vnguenti spiritus. Lucre. The sauonr or sweete smell of, &c. Oper is spiritus arque animus. Quint. Acer spiritus Hor. Tenuis spiritus. Hor. Spiritus, pro vento, Colum. Spiritus. Plin. The aire. Suscipi in lucem, & augeri cœlesti spiritu. Cic. Afflari spiritu diuino, Vade AFFLO.

I. Lit.

A. In gen.: spiritum a vento modus separat: vehementior enim spiritus ventus est, invicem spiritus leviter fluens aër, Sen. Q. N. 5, 13, 4; cf. Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 5: spiritus Austri Imbricitor, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Ann. v. 423 Vahl.), Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 44, 114: Boreae, Verg. A. 12, 365: quo spiritus non pervenit, Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 2; cf.: silentis vel placidi spiritus dies, Col. 3, 19 fin.: alvus cum multo spiritu redditur, Cels. 2, 7 med.—

B. In partic.

1. The air: imber et ignis, spiritus et gravis terra, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, 37 Müll. (Ann. v. 511 Vahl.): proximum (igni) spiritus, quem Graeci nostrique eodem vocabulo aëra appellant, Plin. 2, 5, 4, 10: quid tam est commune quam spiritus vivis? Cic. Rosc. Am. 26, 72; cf. Quint. 12, 11, 13: potestne tibi haec lux, Catilina, aut hujus caeli spiritus esse jucundus? Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 15.—

2. An exhalation, smell, odor: spiritus unguenti suavis, Lucr. 3, 222: foedi odoris, Cels. 5, 26, 31 fin.: florum, Gell. 9, 4, 10: sulfuris, Pall. Aug. 9, 1; cf. Hor. C. 3, 11, 19.—

3. Breathed air, a breath: quojus tu legiones difflavisti spiritu, Plaut. Mil. 1, 1, 17.—Absol.: (equus) saepe jubam quassit simul altam: Spiritus ex animā calida spumas agit albas, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 507 Vahl.): creber spiritus, Lucr. 6, 1186: ardentes oculi atque attractus ab alto Spiritus, Verg. G. 3, 505: petitus imo spiritus, Hor. Epod. 11, 10: in pulmonibus inest raritas ... ad hauriendum spiritum aptissima, Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 136: diffunditur spiritus per arterias, id. ib. 2, 55, 138: animantium vita tenetur, cibo, potione, spiritu, id. ib. 2, 54, 134: si spiritum ducit, vivit, id. Inv. 1, 46, 86: tranquillum atque otiosum spiritum ducere, id. Arch. 12, 30: longissima est complexio verborum, quae volvi uno spiritu potest, id. de Or. 3, 47, 182: versus multos uno spiritu pronuntiare, id. ib. 1, 61, 261: spiritus nec crebro receptus concidat sententiam, nec eo usque trahatur, donec deficiat, Quint. 11, 3, 53: lusit vir egregius (Socrates) extremo spiritu, Cic. Tusc. 1, 40, 96; cf. id. Sest. 37, 79: quorum usque ad extremum spiritum est provecta prudentia, id. Sen. 9, 27: quos idem Deus de suis spiritibus figuravit, Lact. Epit. 42, 3.—With gen.: ut filiorum suorum postremum spiritum ore excipere liceret, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 45, 118; Cels. 4, 4; 3, 27; Col. 6, 9, 3; Quint. 9, 4, 68; 11, 3, 32; 11, 3, 53 sq.—

C. Transf.

1. In abstr., a breathing: aspera arteria excipiat animam eam, quae ducta sit spiritu, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136; cf. id. ib. 2, 55, 138: aër spiritu ductus alit et sustentat animantes, id. ib. 2, 39, 101: crevit onus neque habet quas ducat spiritus auras, Ov. M. 12, 517.—Esp.: spiritum intercludere (includere), to stop the breath, suffocate, choke, etc.: lacrimae spiritum et vocem intercluserunt, Liv. 40, 16, 1; 40, 24, 7; so, includere, id. 21, 58, 4.—

2. The breath of a god, inspiration: haec fieri non possent, nisi ea uno divino et continuato spiritu continerentur, by a divine inspiration, Cic. N. D. 2, 7, 19; 3, 11, 28; cf.: poëtam quasi divino quodam spiritu inflari, id. Arch. 8, 18.—

3. The breath of life, life: eum spiritum, quem naturae debeat, patriae reddere, Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 20: vos vero qui extremum spiritum in victoriā effudistis, id. ib. 14, 12, 32: dum spiritus hos regit artus, Verg. A. 4, 336; cf. Hor. C. 4, 8, 14: ne cum sensu doloris aliquo spiritus auferatur, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 45, 118: aliquem spiritu privare, Vell. 2, 87, 2: merula spiritum reddidit, to expire, die, id. 2, 22, 2: spiritus tenues vanescat in auras, Ov. H. 12, 85: non effundere mihi spiritum videbar, sed tradere, Sen. Ep. 78, 4: novissimum spiritum per ludibrium effundere, Tac. H. 3, 66 fin.; cf. supra, I. B.—

4. Poet.,= suspirium, a sigh, Prop. 1, 16, 32; 2, 29 (3, 27), 38.—

5. In gram., a breathing or aspiration (asper and lenis), Prisc. p. 572 P.; Aus. Idyll. 12 de Monos. Graec. et Lat. 19. —

6. The hiss of a snake, Verg. Cul. 180.—

II. Trop.

A. (Class.) A haughty spirit, haughtiness, pride, arrogance; also, spirit, high spirit, energy, courage (esp. freq. in the plur.; syn. animi).

(a). Sing. (in the best prose only in gen. and abl., which are wanting in plur.): regio spiritu, Cic. Agr. 2, 34, 93: quem hominem! quā irā! quo spiritu! id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 2, 6: illos ejus spiritus Siciliensis, id. Verr. 2, 3, 9, 22: tantum fiduciae ac spiritūs, Caes. B. C. 3, 72: filia Hieronis, inflata adhuc regiis animis ac muliebri spiritu, Liv. 24, 22: patricii spiritūs animus, id. 4, 42, 5: ex magnitudine rerum spiritum ducat, Quint. 1, 8, 5: corpore majorem rides Turbonis in armis Spiritum et incessum, Hor. S. 2, 3, 311: cecidit spiritus ille tuus, Prop. 2, 3, 2: spiritu divino tactus, Liv. 5, 22, 5: non negaverim fuisse alti spiritūs viros, Sen. Ep. 90, 14.—

(b). Plur.: res gestae, credo, meae me nimis extulerunt ac mihi nescio quos spiritus attulerunt, Cic. Sull. 9, 27: noratis animos ejus ac spiritus tribunicios, etc., id. Clu. 39, 109; cf.: unius tribuni militum animos ac spiritus, id. Imp. Pomp. 22, 66: tantos sibi spiritus, sumpserat, ut ferendus non videretur, Caes. B. G. 1, 33 fin. in re militari sumere, id. ib. 2, 4: nam Dion regios spiritus repressit, Nep. Dion, 5, 5: cum spiritus plebes sumpsisset, Liv. 4, 54: si cui honores subdere spiritus potuerunt, id. 7, 40: remittant spiritus, comprimant animos suos, sedent arrogantiam, etc., Cic. Fl. 22, 53: spiritus feroces, Liv. 1, 31: quorum se vim ac spiritus fregisse, id. 26, 24: cohibuit spiritus ejus Thrasea, Tac. A. 16, 26: Antipater, qui probe nosset spiritus ejus, Curt. 6, 1, 19.—

B. (Mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose.) Spirit, soul, mind.

(a). Sing.: quoslibet occupat artus Spiritus, Ov. M. 15, 167; Tac. A. 16, 34: spiritum Phoebus mihi, Phoebus artem Carminis dedit, poetic spirit or inspiration, Hor. C. 4, 6, 29; cf.: mihi Spiritum Graiae tenuem Camenae Parca non mendax dedit, id. ib. 2, 16, 38: qualis Pindarico spiritus ore tonat, Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 40: imperator generosi spiritŭs, Plin. 8, 40, 61, 149: avidus (i. e. to\ e)piqumhtiko/n, the desiring, coveting soul), Hor. C. 2, 2, 10: quidam comoedia necne poëma Esset, quaesivere: quod acer spiritus ac vis Nec verbis nec rebus inest, Hor. S. 1, 4, 46: majoris operis ac spiritūs, Quint. 1, 9, 15: alti spiritūs plena, id. 10, 1, 44: virtus magni spiritus est et recti, Sen. Ep. 74, 29: qui spiritus illi, Quis vultus vocisque sonus, Verg. A. 5, 648.—

(b). Plur.: Coriolanus hostiles jam tum spiritus gerens, Liv. 2, 35; Curt. 5, 8, 17.—

b. Transf. (like anima, and the Engl. soul), a beloved object, Vell. 2, 123 fin.—

2. Spiritus, personified, a spirit (late Lat.); so, esp., Spiritus Sanctus or simply Spiritus, the Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Cod. Just. 1, 1, 1; Aus. Ephem. 2, 18: jurare per Deum et per Christum et per Spiritum Sanctum, Veg. 2, 5: nocens ille Spiritus, an evil spirit, Lact. 4, 27, 12: Spiritus nigri, evil spirits, Sedul. Carm. 3, 41.