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单词 spirituosity
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spirituosityn.

Brit. /ˌspɪrᵻtjʊˈɒsᵻti/, /ˌspɪrᵻtʃʊˈɒsᵻti/, U.S. /ˌspɪrᵻtʃʊˈɑsədi/
Forms: 1600s spirituositie, 1600s– spirituosity, 1800s spirituousity.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: spirituous adj., spirituose adj., -ity suffix.
Etymology: Partly < spirituous adj. + -ity suffix, and partly < spirituose adj. + -ity suffix, after post-classical Latin spirituositas quality of being spiritual (1587), animating force (1612), volatility (1643; the sense ‘state or quality of containing alcohol’ is apparently not attested in Latin until later than in English).Compare French spirituosité (1619, earliest in the sense ‘quality of being spiritual’; the use with reference to alcohol is not paralleled in French until much later than in English: end of the 18th cent.).
1. The state or quality of containing volatile spirits, esp. alcohol.In quot. 1651: volatility.
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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical properties > [noun] > quality of being spirituous
spirituality1644
spirituosity1651
spirituousness1660
spirituascency1662
spiritousness1675
spirituascence1684
the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > distilled drink > [noun] > quality of
spirituosity1651
spirituousness1660
1651 tr. J. A. Comenius Nat. Philos. Reformed iv. 57 Lightnesse is the hasting upwards of a body by reason of its rarity and spirituosity [L. spirituositatem].
1674 W. Petty Disc. before Royal Soc. 93 The measuring of the Spirituosity of Liquors, or in what proportions several Liquors contein more or less of inflameable or ardent parts.
1826 D. Booth Art of Brewing (ed. 2) 102 A flavour partaking of the spirituosity of wine.
1904 Lasche's Mag. for Pract. Distiller July 39 At the close of the seventeenth century instruments for determining the degree of spirituosity, concentration or proof..had not yet been invented in Occidental Europe.
2016 Sunday Times (Ireland ed.) (Nexis) 3 Jan. 11 I think it's the nicer tipple, perfectly poised between spirituosity and opulent flavours.
2. Animating force, energy, or spirit; vital nature or quality. Cf. spirituose adj. Obsolete. rare.
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the world > life > source or principle of life > vital principle > [noun]
souleOE
lifeOE
spiritusOE
bloodOE
ghostOE
life and soulOE
quickship?c1225
quicknessc1230
breatha1300
spirita1325
spark1382
naturec1385
sparkle1388
livelinessa1398
rational soula1398
spiracle1398
animal spirit?a1425
vital spiritc1450
soul of the world1525
candle1535
fire1576
three souls1587
vitality?1592
candlelight1596
substance1605
vivacity1611
animality1615
vividity1616
animals1628
life spring1649
archeus1651
vital1670
spirituosity1677
springs of life1681
microcosmetor1684
vital force1702
vital spark (also flame)1704
stamen1718
vis vitae1752
prana1785
Purusha1785
jiva1807
vital force1822
heartbeat1828
world-soul1828
world-spirit1828
life energy1838
life force1848
ghost soul1869
will to live1871
biogen1882
ki1893
mauri1897
élan vital1907
orgone1942
the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > active essence or essential power
the Spirit of God (or the Lord)a1382
spritea1400
ruach1606
spirituosity1677
1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. v. § i. 306 Whatever Spirituositie or Actuositie there is in any created life.
1677 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. v. § i. 307 The Life of God carries in it the most perfect Spirituositie, as he is the most simple pure Spirit.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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