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Spirit
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- 1 Ellipsis of Holy Spirit. abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
"Around us the history of the land has centred for thrice a hundred years; out of the nation's heart we have called all that was best to throttle and subdue all that was worst; fire and blood, prayer and sacrifice, have billowed over this people, and they have found peace only in the altars of the God of Right. Nor has our gift of the Spirit been merely passive."
- 1 The soul of a person or other creature. countable, uncountable
"[…] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit."
- 2 a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character wordnet
- 3 A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel. countable, uncountable
"A wandering spirit haunts the island."
- 4 an inclination or tendency of a certain kind wordnet
- 5 Enthusiasm. countable, uncountable
"School spirit is at an all-time high."
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- 6 animation and energy in action or expression wordnet
- 7 The manner or style of something. countable, uncountable
"In the spirit of forgiveness, we didn't press charges."
- 8 the intended meaning of a communication wordnet
- 9 Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement. countable, uncountable
"the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document"
- 10 any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings wordnet
- 11 A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages. countable, plural-normally, uncountable
"CRYSTALS of Venus or of copper, called also vitriol of Venus, is copper reduced into the form of vitriol by spirit of nitre, or by dissolving verdegris in good distilled vinegar, till the acid be saturated; it is very caustic and used to eat off proud flesh. It is also used by painters, and manufacturers, and sold under the name of distilled vinegar. See CHEMISTRY."
- 12 the vital principle or animating force within living things wordnet
- 13 Energy; ardour. countable, uncountable
""Write it then, quickly," replied Bede; and summoning all his spirits together, like the last blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and expired."
- 14 the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection) wordnet
- 15 One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper. countable, uncountable
"a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit"
- 16 the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people wordnet
- 17 Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state. countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
"to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits"
- 18 Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"For else he sure had left not one aliue,>br>But all in his reuenge of spirite would depriue."
- 19 A rough breathing; an aspirate, such as the letter h; also, a mark denoting aspiration. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Be it a letter or spirit, we have great use of it."
- 20 Any of the four substances: sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, and arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment). countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 21 Stannic chloride. countable, uncountable
- 1 To carry off, especially in haste, secrecy, or mystery.
"I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of felicity."
- 2 infuse with spirit wordnet
- 3 Sometimes followed by up: to animate with vigour; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit.
"Civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men."
Etymology
From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breath; spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Compare inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō (“I breathe, blow, respire”). In this sense, displaced native Middle English gast (from Old English gāst), whence modern English ghost. Doublet of spiritus, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.
From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit (“spirit”), from Latin spīritus (“breath; spirit”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Compare inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō (“I breathe, blow, respire”). In this sense, displaced native Middle English gast (from Old English gāst), whence modern English ghost. Doublet of spiritus, spirytus, sprite, spright, and esprit.
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