animating+principle

  • 71life — n 1. existence, being, animateness, viability, flesh and blood, substantiality; lifetime, days, generation, life span; duration of life, life expectancy, longevity. 2. the human condition, vicissitudes, ups and downs; trials and tribulations, the …

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  • 72soul — n 1. spirit, animating principle, vital spirit, pneuma, breath of life, anima, life; consciousness, psyche, mind, intellect, Gk. Philos. nous; reason, understanding, intelligence; self, ego, inner self, true being. 2. ghost, wraith, disembodied… …

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  • 73spirit — n 1. animating principle, vital spirit, pneuma, breath of life, anima, life; consciousness, soul, psyche; mind, intellect, Gk. Philos. nous; reason, understanding, intelligence; heart, self, ego, inner self. 2. incorporeality, immateriality,… …

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  • 74instinct — I in•stinct [[t]ˈɪn stɪŋkt[/t]] n. 1) an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species 2) a natural or innate impulse, inclination, or tendency 3) a natural aptitude or gift: an instinct for making… …

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  • 75world soul — world′ soul′ n. ear the animating principle or the moving force of the universe • Etymology: 1840–50 …

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  • 76mauri — /ˈmaəri/ (say mahuhree) noun (in traditional Maori belief) the life force or animating principle. {Maori} …

  • 77psyche — /ˈsaɪki / (say suykee) noun 1. the human soul, spirit, or mind. 2. Philosophy this entity, identified by Homer with life itself; by Plato, as immortal and akin to the gods; and by neoplatonism, as the animating principle of the body, but inferior …

  • 78fealty — /fiy(a)ltiy/ In feudal law, fidelity; allegiance to the feudal lord of the manor; the feudal obligation resting upon the tenant or vassal by which he was bound to be faithful and true to his lord, and render him obedience and service. This fealty …

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  • 79fealty — /fiy(a)ltiy/ In feudal law, fidelity; allegiance to the feudal lord of the manor; the feudal obligation resting upon the tenant or vassal by which he was bound to be faithful and true to his lord, and render him obedience and service. This fealty …

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  • 80world soul — n. a universal animating principle conceived of as analogous to the soul of a person …

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