The soul of a deceased person or animal, conceived of as continuing to exist in an afterlife, apart from the physical world. In later use: esp. the…
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > [noun] > spirit of deceased person (18) ghosteOE The soul of a deceased person or animal, conceived of as continuing to exist in an afterlife, apart from the physical world. In later use: esp. the… soulOE With possessive adjective or genitive. spiritc1384 The disembodied soul of a deceased person, regarded as a separate entity and invested with some degree of personality and form; = soul, n. 8. Cf… lemurc1580 In Roman mythology: plural. The spirits of the departed. shade1616 The visible but impalpable form of a dead person, a ghost. Also, a disembodied spirit, an inhabitant of Hades (= Latin umbra); chiefly with… angel1787 A dead person envisaged as having become an angel; the spirit of a person who has died considered as having passed into heaven. Cf. angel baby n.… shen1847 In Chinese philosophy: a god, person of supernatural power, or the spirit of a dead person. dybbuk1877 In Jewish folklore: the malevolent spirit of a dead person that enters and controls the body of a living person until exorcized. Subcategories:— immortality of soul (2) — in humorous invocation (1) — appearing as star (1) — of unbaptized child (1) — revered spirits (1) — conductor of souls (4) |
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