spirit

spirit
I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, espirit, spirit, from Latin spiritus, literally, breath, from spirare to blow, breathe Date: 13th century 1. an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms 2. a supernatural being or essence: as a. capitalized Holy Spirit b. soul 2a c. an often malevolent being that is bodiless but can become visible; specifically ghost 2 d. a malevolent being that enters and possesses a human being 3. temper or disposition of mind or outlook especially when vigorous or animated <
in high spirits
>
4. the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person 5. a. the activating or essential principle influencing a person <
acted in a spirit of helpfulness
>
b. an inclination, impulse, or tendency of a specified kind ; mood 6. a. a special attitude or frame of mind <
the money-making spirit was for a time driven back — J. A. Froude
>
b. the feeling, quality, or disposition characterizing something <
undertaken in a spirit of fun
>
7. a lively or brisk quality in a person or a person's actions 8. a person having a character or disposition of a specified nature 9. a mental disposition characterized by firmness or assertiveness <
denied the charge with spirit
>
10. a. distillate 1: as (1) the liquid containing ethyl alcohol and water that is distilled from an alcoholic liquid or mash — often used in plural (2) any of various volatile liquids obtained by distillation or cracking (as of petroleum, shale, or wood) — often used in plural b. a usually volatile organic solvent (as an alcohol, ester, or hydrocarbon) 11. a. prevailing tone or tendency <
spirit of the age
>
b. general intent or real meaning <
spirit of the law
>
12. an alcoholic solution of a volatile substance <
spirit of camphor
>
13. enthusiastic loyalty <
school spirit
>
14. capitalized, Christian Science god 1b Synonyms: see courage II. transitive verb Date: 1608 1. to infuse with spirit; especially animate <
hope and apprehension of feasibleness spirits all industry — John Goodman
>
2. to carry off usually secretly or mysteriously <
was hustled into a…motorcar and spirited off to the country — W. L. Shirer
>

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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