élan vital

noun

Definition of élan vitalnext
as in world soul

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  1. inner light
  2. lifeblood
  3. Shakti
  4. life
Noun
  • Give your inner light a chance to shine, touch people’s lives and enrich the world around you.
    Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • This effect is especially powerful at night, for example when the inner light of the 71 heading downtown from Westwood passes through Beverly Hills, accenting the ruby red glamour of the Beverly Hilton sign and spotlighting the Waldorf Astoria’s platinum one.
    Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
Definition of inner light
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  • Data is the lifeblood of performant and reliable AI – and that’s where Axiom comes in.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Anonymity is the lifeblood of Glassdoor and is fundamental for having real talks on the platform.
    BYBrit Morse, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of lifeblood
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  • Her work sheds light on issues such as human trafficking and systemic oppression, and Shakti hopes to empower other women through her paintings.
    Daniel Wine, CNN, 24 July 2024
  • The Milky Way’s earliest pieces In a recent paper, researchers using the Gaia space telescope identified two streams of stars, named Shakti and Shiva, each of which contains a total mass of around 10 million Suns and which are thought to have merged into the Milky Way around 12 billion years ago.
    Georgina Torbet, Ars Technica, 10 June 2024
Definition of Shakti
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  • Paired with regular cleaning, that simple action can extend the life of your bed.
    Heather Cruickshank, SELF, 23 Nov. 2024
  • But Jun is skeptical of online posts connecting mouth-taping to better sleep, cardiovascular health, attractive jawlines, and general life improvement.
    Matt Fuchs, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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