vída

vída is a term encountered in various contexts to denote life, vitality, or a life force. It is not a single, unified concept in mainstream scholarship, but rather a word that appears as a loanword, a stylistic variant of vida, or a fictional construct depending on the source.

Origins and usage: In linguistic and philosophical writings that reference vída, the term is often treated as a generic life-energy animating living beings, sometimes described as accompanying breath, an inner force, or soul-like essence. In ritual or ethnographic contexts, vída may be imagined as something that can be nurtured, transferred, or restored through rites, storytelling, or meditative practice.

Fiction and popular culture: In speculative fiction and role-playing games, vída commonly functions as a resource analogous to mana or magical energy, used to power spells, abilities, or technology. Some authors employ the term to ground worldbuilding in a concept of vitality shared by humans, animals, and plants, while others use it as a purely stylistic alternative to vida or vitality.

See also: vida, qi (chi), prana, mana, vitalism.