spirativus

spirativus [CL spiratus p. ppl. of spirare+-ivus] 1 concerned with emitting or breathing forth, having the power to emit or breathe forth (in quot. theol., w. ref. to procession of Holy Spirit from Father and Son). c1301 vis ~a est una numero in Patre et Filio Quaest. Ox. 311; potentia ~a Middleton Sent. I 124b; sicut est de potentia generativa si sit in Filio et ~a si sit in Spiritu Sancto Duns Ord. II 262; vis ~a est principium producendi Spiritum Sanctum in divinis Ib. IV 102; essentia ut sub ratione ~i ‥ respicit spiratum, sicut sub ratione generativi respicit generatum vel genitum Ib. IV 248. 2 (in gl.) fit to be inhaled, readily inhaled. ~us, -a, -um quod facile inspiratur Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 518.

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