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35501 Etymology dictionary, p. penetrate (v.).4
The figurative senses of "enter and affect deeply, influence, impress" and "gain intellectual or spiritual access" are from 1580s. Related: Penetrated; penetrating .
35502 Etymology dictionary, p. perdition (n.).2
… damnation, spiritual ruin, state of the souls of the wicked in Hell," a special theological sense; the general sense of "utter destruction, entire ruin, great …
35503 Etymology dictionary, p. perilous (adj.).2
… ," also "spiritually dangerous," from Old French perillos "perilous, dangerous" (Modern French périlleux ), from Latin periculosus "dangerous, hazardous," from periculum …
35504 Etymology dictionary, p. perish (v.).2
… ; suffer spiritual death, be damned," from periss- present participle stem of Old French perir "perish, be lost, be shipwrecked" (12c.), from Latin perire "to be lost …
35505 Etymology dictionary, p. pilgrim (n.).2
… or spiritual benefit)," also "a traveler" generally, "a wayfarer," from Old French pelerin, peregrin "pilgrim, crusader; foreigner, stranger" (11c., Modern French pèlerin …
35506 Etymology dictionary, p. Platonic (adj.).3
… "pure spiritual affection unmixed with sexual desire," translating Latin Amor platonicus ) which the word usually carries nowadays, is a Renaissance notion …
35507 Etymology dictionary, p. pleasance (n.).2
… ; moral, spiritual, or intellectual satisfaction," from Old French plaisance "pleasure, delight, enjoyment," from plaisant "pleasant, pleasing, agreeable" (see …
35508 Etymology dictionary, p. pneumatic (adj.).2
… spirit, spiritual"), from pneuma (genitive pneumatos ) "the wind," also "breath" (see pneuma ). Earlier was pneumatical (c. 1600). The pneumatic-dispatch tube was so called …
35509 Etymology dictionary, p. poison (n.).2
… figuratively, "spiritually corrupting ideas; evil intentions," from Old French poison, puison (12c., Modern French poison ) "a drink," especially a medical drink …
35510 Etymology dictionary, p. poor (adj.).3
… figuratively ("spiritually poor") from early 14c. (to be poor in spirit is to be "spiritually humble"). Meaning "deficient in desirable or essential qualities" is …
35511 Etymology dictionary, p. presence (n.).3
… "divine, spiritual, or incorporeal being felt as present" is from 1660s. Presence of mind (1660s) "calm, collected state of mind, with the faculties ready at command …
35512 Etymology dictionary, p. profitable (adj.).2
… , "yielding spiritual or moral benefit, useful," from profit (v.) + -able or from Old French profitable, porfitable. From mid-14c. as "advantageous, expedient, helpful …
35513 Etymology dictionary, p. profit (n.).2
… , "benefit, spiritual benefit, advantage;" from Old French prufit, porfit "profit, gain" (mid-12c.), from Latin profectus "growth, advance, increase, success, progress …
35514 Etymology dictionary, p. profundity (n.).2
… , or spiritual mystery" in English is from c. 1500.
35515 Etymology dictionary, p. pureness (n.).2
late 14c., purenes, purenesse, "freedom from admixture or defilement; spiritual or moral purity," from pure (adj.) + -ness .
35516 Etymology dictionary, p. purgation (n.).2
… or spiritual (12c., Modern French purgation ) and directly from Latin purgationem (nominative purgatio ) "a cleansing, purging," figuratively "an apology, justification …
35517 Etymology dictionary, p. purgatory (n.).2
… for spiritual cleansing after death of souls dying penitent and destined ultimately for Heaven," from Old French purgatore, purgatoire and directly from …
35518 Etymology dictionary, p. purify (v.).2
… from spiritual pollution," from Old French purefier "purify, cleanse, refine" (12c.), from Latin purificare "to make pure," from purus "pure" (see pure ) + combining form …
35519 Etymology dictionary, p. rabbi (n.).2
… "a spiritual master" generally; from Late Latin rabbi, from Greek rhabbi, from Mishnaic Hebrew rabbi "my master."
35520 Etymology dictionary, p. rapture (n.).3
… of "spiritual ecstasy, state of mental transport or exaltation" is recorded by c. 1600 ( raptures ). The connecting notion is a sudden or violent taking and carrying …