noun
ănĭmātor
Meaning
- he that quickens
ănĭmātor, ōris, m. id.,
I. he that quickens or animates (post-class., oftenest in the Church fathers):
animarum, Tert. Apol. 48; so Prud. στεφ. 10, 788.—Trop.: marmoris signifex animator, Capitol. 1, p. 13.