Health: around since before 1000; Middle English helthe, OE hǣlth. Meaning 1)a general condition of the body/mind with reference to soundness & vigor, 2)soundness of body/mind; freedom from disease or ailment.
Spiritual: around since 1275–1325; ME/Medieval Latin spīrituālis, equivalent to Latin spīritu. Pertaining to the root -Spirit, and meaning: 1)incorporeal, 2)as distinguished from physical nature: a spiritual approach to life, 3)closely akin in interests, attitude, and outlook.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Quote of the day
Mens sana in corpore sano. (Your prayer must be for a sound mind in a sound body.) ~Juvenal
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