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perispirit

perispirit noun: a layer of an abstract, ethereal material that is said by spiritualists to serve as the bond between one's spirit and physical body.

Noun

perispirit (countable and uncountable, plural perispirits)

  1. 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 of perispirit

pluralperispirits
alternative formperisprit

Origin of 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”).

Words formed from perispirit

Questions about perispirit

What does perispirit mean?
Perispirit means a layer of an abstract, ethereal material that is said by spiritualists to serve as the bond between one's spirit and physical body.
What part of speech is perispirit?
Perispirit is a noun.
What is the plural of perispirit?
The plural of perispirit is perispirits.

Words near perispirit in the dictionary

  1. perisphinctoids
  2. perispinal
  3. perispindle
  4. perispinous
  5. perispiracular
  6. perispirit
  7. perispiritic
  8. perispirits
  9. perisplanchnic
  10. perisplenetic
  11. perisplenic

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