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36381 Etymology dictionary, p. oversoul (n.).2
1841, Emerson's word for the divine spiritual unity of things, based on Sanskrit adhyatman, from over- + soul (n.).
36382 Etymology dictionary, p. owl (n.).3
… 14c.), spiritual blindness (c. 1400), and maliciousness (mid-15c.). It was a name for Satan in early 15c. The association with gravity and wisdom comes later, after the …
36383 Etymology dictionary, p. panoply (n.).2
… , of "spiritual armor," etc. (a reference to Ephesians vi); non-armorial sense of "any splendid array" is by 1829. Related: Panoplied .
36384 Etymology dictionary, p. parish (n.).3
… as spiritual sojourners in the material world. In early Church writing the word was used in a more general sense than Greek dioikesis, though by 13c. they were …
36385 Etymology dictionary, p. pastor (n.).2
… figurative, "spiritual guide, shepherd of souls, a Christian minister or clergyman," from Old French pastor, pastur "herdsman, shepherd" (12c.) and directly from …
36386 Etymology dictionary, p. pastor (n.).3
The spiritual sense was in Church Latin (e.g. Gregory's "Cura Pastoralis" ). The verb in the Christian sense is from 1872.
36387 Etymology dictionary, p. patrimony (n.).2
… ," also "spiritual legacy of Christ," from Old French patremoine "heritage, patrimony" (12c.) and directly from Latin patrimonium "a paternal estate, inheritance …
36388 Etymology dictionary, p. peace (n.).4
… of "spiritual peace of the heart, soul or conscience, freedom from disturbance by the passions" (as in peace of mind ) is from c. 1200. The sense of "state of quiet or …
36389 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 .
36390 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 …
36391 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 …
36392 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 …
36393 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 …
36394 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 …
36395 Etymology dictionary, p. pleasance (n.).2
… ; moral, spiritual, or intellectual satisfaction," from Old French plaisance "pleasure, delight, enjoyment," from plaisant "pleasant, pleasing, agreeable" (see …
36396 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 …
36397 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 …
36398 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 …
36399 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 …
36400 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 …