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living energy

Rick,
Classifier "dev" ('living energy') seems to have two dissimilar groups of words in it.  One group ('god', 'undine', 'devil') names entities that are external to the individual and public, as well as being imaginary or unreal.  The other group of words (mind, conscience, spirit) names entities that are internal to the individual and private, and they are real.  Isn't this distinction worth distinct classifiers?

devi [P-s] - spirit, soul [index] [Etym: "-dev" is the classifier for 'living energy']
bedevi [P-s] - mind, psyche, seat of reasoning [index] See also cadevi. [Etym: person/thinking/intelligent + living energy]
bedevono - mental, having to do with the mind or psyche [index]
cadevi [P-s] - conscience, sense of right and wrong [index] See also bedevi. [Etym: good/want/purpose + living energy]

bidevi [P-s] - god [index] [Etym: maximal polarity + living energy]
bodevi [P-s] - undine, water spirit [index] [Etym: fish/water/liquid/swim + spirit]
xondevi [P-s] - devil, demon [index] [Etym: bad/undesirable + living energy]

stevo