vivify
verb (used with object)
to give life to; animate; quicken.
vivifier
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a word derived from
vivify.
Example Sentences
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He then turns towards the east, and repeats the verse19 from the Rig-Veda: ‘Let us meditate upon the resplendent glory of the divine vivifier, that it may enlighten our minds.’
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
The body, the exciting Cause of our actions is an uktha, the soul of the vivifier of the body is the second uktha, and the Supreme Spirit, the inciter of the soul is the third.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1 Books 1, 2 and 3 by Kisari Mohan Ganguli
The Bible is to the order what the sun is to the material universe—its illuminator and vivifier, even as it also is the, guide to faith and practice.
From The Jericho Road by W. Bion Adkins
The beetle thus became the emblem of the sun, the vivifier, and was therefore consecrated to Ra, who is on that account called Ra-Kheper.
From Cleopatra's Needle A History of the London Obelisk, with an Exposition of the Hieroglyphics by James King
He had no umbrella, or wish for one: the cool rain in his face was a refreshment and a vivifier.
From Queed by Raymond Moreau Crosby
