Also known as: Calor caelestis, Vital Heat, Calidum innatum, Celestial Fire
A vitalistic concept in pre-modern natural philosophy suggesting that a specific type of heat, distinct from terrestrial fire, emanates from the heavens to animate and sustain life on Earth. It was often linked to the 'spiritus' or 'pneuma' that mediated between the soul and the body.
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