perispirit en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περῐ́ (perĭ́)der. English peri- Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit English perispirit From peri- + spirit. In Allan Kardec's 1857 book The Spirits Book (Le Livre des Esprits in original French), the term is defined with a direct analogy to perisperm (“layer of nutritive tissue that surrounds the embryo of a seed in some angiosperms”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A layer of an abstract, ethereal material that is said by spiritualists to serve as the bond between one's spirit and physical body.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| perispirits | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| perisprit | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (2)
fr périsprit (bond between spirit and body) · pt perispírito (bond between spirit and body)