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36321 Etymology dictionary, p. hunger (n.).2
… " (originally spiritual). Hunger strike attested from 1885; earliest references are to prisoners in Russia.
36322 Etymology dictionary, p. illumination (n.).2
… 14c., "spiritual enlightenment," from Late Latin illuminationem (nominative illuminatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin illuminare "to …
36323 Etymology dictionary, p. illumine (v.).2
late 14c., "to enlighten spiritually;" mid-15c., "to light up, shine light on," from Old French illuminer (13c.), from Latin illuminare "make bright, light up" (see illumination ). Related: illumined .
36324 Etymology dictionary, p. illustration (n.).2
… ., "a spiritual illumination," from Old French illustration "apparition, appearance" (13c.) and directly from Latin illustrationem (nominative illustratio ) "vivid …
36325 Etymology dictionary, p. immaterial (adj.).2
… . 1400, "spiritual, incorporeal, not consisting of matter," from Medieval Latin immaterialis "not consisting of matter, spiritual," from assimilated form of in …
36326 Etymology dictionary, p. impure (adj.).3
… , not spiritual" (c. 1500); "obscene, lewd, unchaste, immoral" (1530s); "mixed with offensive matter, tainted" (1590s); "mixed or combined with other things" (without reference …
36327 Etymology dictionary, p. incorporeal (adj.).2
… 15c., "spiritual, immaterial," with -al (1) and Late Latin incorporeus "without body," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + adjective from corpus (genitive corporis ) "body" (from PIE root …
36328 Etymology dictionary, p. influx (n.).2
1620s, from French influx (16c.) or directly from Late Latin influxus "a flowing in," from past participle stem of Latin influere "to flow in" (see influence (n.)). Originally of rivers, air, light, spiritual light, etc.; used of people from 1650s.
36329 Etymology dictionary, p. inner (adj.).3
… "the spiritual part of man" by late 14c. The Quaker inner light is attested by that name from 1833. Inner tube in the pneumatic tire sense is from 1894. Inner city …
36330 Etymology dictionary, p. inspirational (adj.).2
… in spiritualism. Earlier in the sense "tending to inspire" were inspirative (1770), inspiring (1640s).
36331 Etymology dictionary, p. intercourse (n.).3
… or spiritual exchange or intercommunication" is from 1560s. Meaning "sexual relations" (1798) probably is a shortening of euphemistic sexual intercourse …
36332 Etymology dictionary, p. intuition (n.).2
… cognition, spiritual perception," originally theological, from Late Latin intuitionem (nominative intuitio ) "a looking at, consideration," noun of action …
36333 Etymology dictionary, p. kingdom (n.).3
Kingdom-come (n.) "the next world, the hereafter" (1785), originally slang, is from the Lord's Prayer, where it is an archaic simple present subjunctive ("may Thy kingdom come") in reference to the spiritual reign of God or Christ.
36334 Etymology dictionary, p. leman (n.).2
… "a spiritually beloved one; redeemed soul, believer in Christ; female saint devoted to chastity; God, Christ, the Virgin Mary;" also a term of intimate address …
36335 Etymology dictionary, p. leman (n.).3
… , the spiritually beloved of God, etc.; by c. 1300 it could mean "betrothed lover," and by late 14c. it had the pejorative sense "concubine, mistress, gallant." For loss …
36336 Etymology dictionary, p. *leuk-.4
… , daylight; spiritual illumination," German Licht, Gothic liuhaþ "light."
36337 Etymology dictionary, p. levitate (v.).2
… from spiritualism. Related: Levitated; levitating .
36338 Etymology dictionary, p. life (n.).2
… death; spiritual existence imparted by God, through Christ, to the believer," from Proto-Germanic *leiban (source also of Old Norse lif "life, body," Old Frisian …
36339 Etymology dictionary, p. light (n.).2
… , daylight; spiritual illumination," from Proto-Germanic *leukhtam (source also of Old Saxon lioht, Old Frisian liacht, Middle Dutch lucht, Dutch licht, Old High …
36340 Etymology dictionary, p. light (n.).3
… figurative spiritual sense was in Old English; the sense of "mental illumination" is first recorded mid-15c. Meaning "something used for igniting" is from 1680s …