Spiritus Rector in German

Audio: De-Spiritus Rector.ogg

Forms: Spiritus Rector [genitive], Spiritus Rector [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīritus rector (literally “guiding spirit”), an alchemy term. Etymology templates: {{ubor|de|la|spīritus rector|lit=guiding spirit}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīritus rector (literally “guiding spirit”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,-,-|nolinkhead=1}} Spiritus Rector m (strong, genitive Spiritus Rector, plural Spiritus Rector)

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"Spiritus Rector" meaning in German

Noun