water of life
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water of life
Where it comes from
Chiefly a calque of Medieval Latin aqua vītae directly and via Scottish Gaelic uisge-beatha and Irish uisce beatha. Compare akvavit, aquavit, aqua vitae, eau de vie, whisky, and whiskey from the same sources. Compare also vodka, whose (borrowed) roots also refer to a special kind of water, as it were.
noun
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Synonym of aqua vitae, a distilled spirit.
Similar: aqua vitae
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Synonym of whisky/whiskey.
Similar: whisky/whiskey
- Spiritual refreshment.
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