| 1. breath
1) the breath of life 1a1. the vital force which animates the body and shows itself in breathing 1a 1) of animals 1a12. of men 2) life 3) that in which there is life 1c1. a living being, a living soul 2. the soul 1) the seat of the feelings, desires, affections, aversions (our heart, soul etc.) 2) the (human) soul in so far as it is constituted that by the right use of the aids offered it by God it can attain its highest end and secure eternal blessedness, the soul regarded as a moral being designed for everlasting life 3) the soul as an essence which differs from the body and is not dissolved by death (distinguished from other parts of the body) |