Plural form of 'brutum', or a term used in philosophy and theology for brute matter or force lacking reason or consciousness.
From Latin 'brutus' meaning 'heavy' or 'stupid', used in medieval and philosophical texts to refer to material things without rational thought or consciousness.
Medieval philosophers borrowed 'bruta' from Latin to describe the physical world as 'brute matter' without mind—it's why 'brute force' still means raw power without intelligence!
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