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.
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Quote of the day
Health is a large word. It embraces not the body only, but the mind and spirit as well;... and not today's pain or pleasure alone, but the whole being and outlook of a man. ~James H. West
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