Classical Asian Religions and Traditions
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چکیده
The word spirit with a small "s", has many meanings. It may mean 1) one of the elements in man which is considered as separable from the flesh and animating the body; or, 2)a person, from the moral, emotional or-intellectual point of view; or, 3) a person's disposition, permanent or temporary mental attitude, or, predominance of the spirit over the flesh especially as manifested in courage, energy or vivacity; or, 4) the opposite of the word "letter", i. e., maintaining the principle, meaning or purpose underlying the form of a law; or, 5) a tendency which is prevailing at a time or among a class; or, 6) inclusion of the meaning of the buoyant mood or specified state of cheerfulness or despondency when it is in plural; or, 7) simply some disti~led alcoholic liquor, either in plural or singular form; and finally, 8) it may also picture a disembodied person or incorporeal being. In this case, besides the meaning of God or gods, it often takes a plural form and may mean the good angels or the evil angels (the devil).
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