(adjective) : ănĭmālis, e, anima.
* Consisting of air, aërial (cf. anima, I. and II. A.): simplex est natura animantis, ut vel terrena vel ignea vel animalis vel umida,Cic. N. D. 3, 14, 34: naturam esse quattuor omnia gignentium corporum ... terrena et humida ... reliquae duae partes, una ignea, altera animalis,id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40: animalis spirabilisque natura, cui nomen est aër (B. and K.; others read animabilis),id. N. D. 2, 36, 91: spirabilis, id est animalis,id. Tusc. 1, 18, 42.
* Animate, living (cf. anima, II. C.).
* In gen.: corpora,Lucr. 2, 727: pulli,id. 2, 927: colligata corpora vinculis animalibus,Cic. Tim. 9: intellegentia,id. Ac. 2, 37: ut mutum in simulacrum ex animali exemplo veritas transferatur,from the living original,id. Inv. 2, 1.
* In the lang. of sacrifice: hostia animalis,an offering of which only the life is consecrated to the gods, but the flesh is destined for the priests and others,Macr. S. 3, 5; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 231; 4, 56.—Dii animales, gods who were formerly men, Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 168.—* Adv. ănĭmālĭter, like an animal (opp. spiritualiter): animaliter vivere,Aug. Retr. 1, 26, 67.

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