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spirit
Spirit, breath, wind, divine power and presence
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Etymology
Ancient Hebrewruach(Hebrew)
Spirit, breath, wind, divine power and presence
Same word for wind, breath, and God's Spirit; life force
Biblical Greekpneuma(Greek)
Spirit, wind, breath, immaterial being
Holy Spirit as divine presence and power; pneumatology central to theology
Classical Arabicruh(Arabic)
Spirit, soul, divine breath
Gabriel is called Ruh al-Qudus (the Holy Spirit) in Islamic theology
Sanskritprana(Sanskrit)
Vital life force, cosmic energy, breath
Life energy; controlled through pranayama (breath work) in yoga