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35541 Etymology dictionary, p. sacrament (n.).3
… the spiritual benefit of the church or of individual Christians, by which their special relation to him is created or recognized or their obligations to …
35542 Etymology dictionary, p. safe (adj.).2
… ; saved spiritually, redeemed, not damned;" from Old French sauf "protected, watched-over; assured of salvation," from Latin salvus "uninjured, in good health, safe …
35543 Etymology dictionary, p. sally (n.).3
Hence figuratively, in 17c. of spiritual matters, in 18c. of wit, etc. In architecture, "a projection," 1660s. Sally-port "gate or passage in a fortification to afford free egress to troops in making a sally" is from 1640s (with port (n.2)).
35544 Etymology dictionary, p. salt (n.).4
… repel spiritual and magical evil. Many metaphoric uses reflect that this was once a rare and important resource, such as worth one's salt "efficient, capable …
35545 Etymology dictionary, p. salve (n.).3
The figurative sense of "something to soothe" wounded pride, etc. is from 1736; earlier figurative use was as "a spiritual or religious remedy" (12c.).
35546 Etymology dictionary, p. satori (n.).2
in Zen Buddhism, "enlightenment," 1727, from Japanese, said to mean literally "spiritual awakening."
35547 Etymology dictionary, p. savable (adj.).2
also saveable, early 15c. in medicine (Chauliac), "able to be healed;" mid-15c., in theology, "capable of being saved" (from sin or spiritual death); late 15c., in a general sense, "saving, protecting;" see save (v.) + -able .
35548 Etymology dictionary, p. saving (adj.).2
… is "spiritual gifts necessary to salvation;" the non-Christian sense (by 1903) is moral or mental, indicating something that redeems or exempts from censure …
35549 Etymology dictionary, p. savory (adj.).2
… and spiritual (of virtues, etc.), from Old French savore "tasty, flavorsome" (Modern French savouré ), past participle of savourer "to taste" (see savor (n.)). Of food or drink …
35550 Etymology dictionary, p. secular (adj.).5
… in spiritual, life;" also of literature, music, etc., "not overtly religious." In English, in reference to humanism and the exclusion of belief in God from matters …
35551 Etymology dictionary, p. Seth.2
… first spiritual man.
35552 Etymology dictionary, p. share (v.).3
… principal spiritual activity. Share and share alike is attested from 1560s. Related: Shared; sharing .
35553 Etymology dictionary, p. Shia (n.).3
… , that spiritual and political authority followed his family line, as opposed to the Sunni, who took Abu Bakr as the political leader of the community. The Arabic …
35554 Etymology dictionary, p. sick (adj.).5
… of "spiritually or morally corrupt" was in Old English, which also had seocmod "infirm of mind"). Sick joke is attested by 1958.
35555 Etymology dictionary, p. sky-pilot (n.).2
by 1877 as a slang term for a clergyman, from sky (n.) + pilot (n.). Often, but not originally, a sailor's term for a navy chaplain or any who has spiritual charge of seamen. Also "a balloonist" (by 1854).
35556 Etymology dictionary, p. soteriological (adj.).2
"pertaining to the doctrine of spiritual salvation through Jesus Christ," 1843, from German soteriologisch; see soteriology .
35557 Etymology dictionary, p. soul (n.1).2
… sawol "spiritual and emotional part of a person, animate existence; life, living being," from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō (source also of Old Saxon seola, Old Norse …
35558 Etymology dictionary, p. soul (n.2).2
… as "spiritual sustenance"), etc. Soul music, originally a type of popular music typically sung by Black singers and combining elements of R&B and gospel, is so …
35559 Etymology dictionary, p. spirit (n.).2
… Latin spiritus "a breathing (of respiration, also of the wind), breath;" also "breath of a god," hence "inspiration; breath of life," hence life itself.
35560 Etymology dictionary, p. spirit (n.).9
… and spiritus ) but "is without significance for earlier periods" [Buck]. Latin spiritus, usually in classical Latin "breath," replaced animus in the sense "spirit …