spiritus rector

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spiritus rector

/ˌspɪrᵻtᵿs ˈrɛktɔː/ UK
/ˌspɪrᵻdəs ˈrɛktɔr/ US

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin spīritus rector (literally “guiding spirit”), an alchemical term. First attested in 1729 in the writings of E. Strother.

noun spiritus rectores

A ruling or guiding spirit.

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@misc{spiritus_rector_2026,
  title = {spiritus rector},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spiritus%20rector},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}