noun
( -s )
Etymology: Latin spiration-, spiratio action of breathing, from spiratus (past participle of spirare to breathe) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. obsolete : the action of breathing as a creative or life-giving function of the Deity
b.
(1) : the act by or manner in which the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father or from the Father and the Son
(2) : the relation subsisting by virtue of this procession
2. obsolete : the action of breathing as a physical function of man and animals