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spir·it

[spir-it] Pronunciation Key

–noun

1.	the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.

2.	the incorporeal part of humans: present in spirit though absent in body.

3.	the soul regarded as separating from the body at death.

4.	conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter: the world of spirit.

5.	a supernatural, incorporeal being, esp. one inhabiting a place, object, etc., or having a particular character: evil spirits.

6.	a fairy, sprite, or elf.

7.	an angel or demon.

8.	an attitude or principle that inspires, animates, or pervades thought, feeling, or action: the spirit of reform.

9.	(initial capital letter) the divine influence as an agency working in the human heart.

10.	a divine, inspiring, or animating being or influence. Num. 11:25; Is. 32:15.

11.	(initial capital letter) the third person of the Trinity; Holy Spirit.

12.	the soul or heart as the seat of feelings or sentiments, or as prompting to action: a man of broken spirit.

13.	spirits, feelings or mood with regard to exaltation or depression: low spirits; good spirits.

14.	excellent disposition or attitude in terms of vigor, courage, firmness of intent, etc.; mettle: That's the spirit!

15.	temper or disposition: meek in spirit.

16.	an individual as characterized by a given attitude, disposition, character, action, etc.: A few brave spirits remained to face the danger.

17.	the dominant tendency or character of anything: the spirit of the age.

18.	vigorous sense of membership in a group: college spirit.

19.	the general meaning or intent of a statement, document, etc. (opposed to letter): the spirit of the law.

20.	Chemistry. the essence or active principle of a substance as extracted in liquid form, esp. by distillation.

21.	Often, spirits. a strong distilled alcoholic liquor.

22.	Chiefly British. alcohol.

23.	Pharmacology. a solution in alcohol of an essential or volatile principle; essence.

24.	any of certain subtle fluids formerly supposed to permeate the body.

25.	the Spirit, God.

–adjective

26.	pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.

27.	of or pertaining to spiritualist bodies or activities.

–verb (used with object)

28.	to animate with fresh ardor or courage; inspirit.

29.	to encourage; urge on or stir up, as to action.

30.	to carry off mysteriously or secretly (often fol. by away or off): His captors spirited him away.

—Idiom

31.	out of spirits, in low spirits; depressed: We were feeling out of spirits after so many days of rain.

[Origin: 1200–50; ME (n.) < L spīritus orig., a breathing, equiv. to spīri-, comb. form repr. spīrāre to breathe + -tus suffix of v. action

]

—Related forms

spir·it·like, adjective

—Synonyms 2. life, mind, consciousness, essence. 5. apparition, phantom, shade. See ghost. 6. goblin, hobgoblin. 7. genius. 14. enthusiasm, energy, zeal, ardor, fire, enterprise. 15. attitude, mood, humor. 17. nature, drift, tenor, gist, essence, sense, complexion. 19. intention, significance, purport.

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spir·it (spĭr'ĭt) Pronunciation Key
n.

1. The vital principle or animating force within living beings.
2. Incorporeal consciousness.
3. An angel or a demon.
4. A being inhabiting or embodying a particular place, object, or natural phenomenon.
5. A fairy or sprite.
6. The part of a human associated with the mind, will, and feelings: Though unable to join us today, they are with us in spirit.
7. The essential nature of a person or group.
8. An inclination or tendency of a specified kind: Her actions show a generous spirit.
9. A causative, activating, or essential principle: The couple's engagement was announced in a joyous spirit.
The soul, considered as departing from the body of a person at death.
Spirit The Holy Spirit.
A supernatural being, as:
1. An angel or a demon.
2. A being inhabiting or embodying a particular place, object, or natural phenomenon.
3. A fairy or sprite.
4. The part of a human associated with the mind, will, and feelings: Though unable to join us today, they are with us in spirit.
5. The essential nature of a person or group.
6. An inclination or tendency of a specified kind: Her actions show a generous spirit.
7. A causative, activating, or essential principle: The couple's engagement was announced in a joyous spirit.
1. The part of a human associated with the mind, will, and feelings: Though unable to join us today, they are with us in spirit.
2. The essential nature of a person or group.
3. An inclination or tendency of a specified kind: Her actions show a generous spirit.
4. A causative, activating, or essential principle: The couple's engagement was announced in a joyous spirit.
A person as characterized by a stated quality: He is a proud spirit.
1. An inclination or tendency of a specified kind: Her actions show a generous spirit.
2. A causative, activating, or essential principle: The couple's engagement was announced in a joyous spirit.
spirits A mood or an emotional state: The guests were in high spirits. His sour spirits put a damper on the gathering.
A particular mood or an emotional state characterized by vigor and animation: sang with spirit.
Strong loyalty or dedication: team spirit.
The predominant mood of an occasion or a period: "The spirit of 1776 is not dead" (Thomas Jefferson).
The actual though unstated sense or significance of something: the spirit of the law.
An alcohol solution of an essential or volatile substance. Often used in the plural with a singular verb.
spirits An alcoholic beverage, especially distilled liquor.

tr.v. spir·it·ed, spir·it·ing, spir·its

To carry off mysteriously or secretly: The documents had been spirited away.
To impart courage, animation, or determination to; inspirit.

[Middle English, from Old French espirit, from Latin spīritus, breath, from spīrāre, to breathe.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
spirit (n.)

c.1250, "animating or vital principle in man and animals," from O.Fr. espirit, from L. spiritus "soul, courage, vigor, breath," related to spirare "to breathe," from PIE *(s)peis- "to blow" (cf. O.C.S. pisto "to play on the flute"). Original usage in Eng. mainly from passages in Vulgate, where the L. word translates Gk. pneuma and Heb. ruah. Distinction between "soul" and "spirit" (as "seat of emotions") became current in Christian terminology (e.g. Gk. psykhe vs. pneuma, L. anima vs. spiritus) but "is without significance for earlier periods" [Buck]. L. spiritus, usually in classical L. "breath," replaces animus in the sense "spirit" in the imperial period and appears in Christian writings as the usual equivalent of Gk. pneuma. Meaning "supernatural being" is attested from c.1300 (see ghost); that of "essential principle of something" (in a non-theological sense, e.g. Spirit of St. Louis) is attested from 1690, common after 1800. Plural form spirits "volatile substance" is an alchemical idea, first attested 1610; sense narrowed to "strong alcoholic liquor" by 1678. This also is the sense in spirit level (1768).

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spirit (v.)

1599, "to make more active or energetic" (of blood, alcohol, etc.), from spirit (n.). The verb meaning "carry off or away secretly (as though by supernatural agency)" is first recorded 1666. Spirited "lively, energetic" is from 1599.

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spirit
noun
1.	the vital principle or animating force within living things
2.	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
3.	a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
4.	any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
5.	the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose" [syn: emotional state]
6.	the intended meaning of a communication [syn: intent]
7.	animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn: liveliness]
8.	an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a change of heart" [syn: heart]
verb
1.	infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"

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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

spirit

In addition to the idioms beginning with spirit, also see kindred spirit.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

spirit spir·it (spĭr'ĭt)
n.

spirits An alcohol solution of an essential or volatile substance.
spirits An alcoholic beverage, especially distilled liquor.
A liquid that has been distilled.

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Main Entry: spir·it
Pronunciation: 'spir-&t
Function: noun
1 a :

DISTILLATE

; especially : the liquid containing ethyl alcohol and water that is distilled from an alcoholic liquid or mash —often used in plural b : a usually volatile organic solvent (as an alcohol, ester, or hydrocarbon)
2 : an alcoholic solution of a volatile substance <spirit of camphor>

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Spirit Lake, IA (city, FIPS 74415) Location: 43.42277 N, 95.11141 W
Population (1990): 3871 (1730 housing units)
Area: 6.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 51360

Spirit Lake, ID (city, FIPS 76060) Location: 47.96796 N, 116.86972 W
Population (1990): 790 (373 housing units)
Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 83869

U.S. Gazetteer, U.S. Census Bureau

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Spirit

An"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. animal.]

1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.

2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.

3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.

Animal magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism.

Animal electricity, the electricity developed in some animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc.

Animal flower (Zo["o]l.), a name given to certain marine animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes, etc.

Animal heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at nearly a uniform temperature.

Animal spirits. See under Spirit.

Animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera, Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in regular subordination, but variously arranged by different writers.

Note: The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms, and the principal classes under them, generally recognized at the present time: Vertebrata, including Mammalia or Mammals, Aves or Birds, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces or Fishes, Marsipobranchiata (Craniota); and Leptocardia (Acrania). Tunicata, including the Thaliacea, and Ascidioidea or Ascidians. Articulata or Annulosa, including Insecta, Myriapoda, Malacapoda, Arachnida, Pycnogonida, Merostomata, Crustacea (Arthropoda); and Annelida, Gehyrea (Anarthropoda). Helminthes or Vermes, including Rotifera, Ch[ae]tognatha, Nematoidea, Acanthocephala, Nemertina, Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoidea, Mesozea. Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. Mollusca, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. Echinodermata, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea. C[oe]lenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps, Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs. Spongiozoa or Porifera, including the sponges. Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda. For definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.

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Spirit

Con*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Conspired; p. pr. & vb. n. Conspiring.] [F. conspirer, L. onspirare to blow together, harmonize, agree, plot; con- + spirare to breathe, blow. See Spirit.]

1. To make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do some act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some unlawful deed; to plot together.

They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him. --Gen. xxxvii. 18.

You have conspired against our royal person, Joined with an enemy proclaimed. --Shak.

2. To concur to one end; to agree.

The press, the pulpit, and the stage Conspire to censure and expose our age. --Roscommon.

Syn: To unite; concur; complot; confederate; league.

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Spirit

(Heb. ruah; Gr. pneuma), properly wind or breath. In 2 Thess. 2:8 it means "breath," and in Eccl. 8:8 the vital principle in man. It also denotes the rational, immortal soul by which man is distinguished (Acts 7:59; 1 Cor. 5:5; 6:20; 7:34), and the soul in its separate state (Heb. 12:23), and hence also an apparition (Job 4:15; Luke 24:37, 39), an angel (Heb. 1:14), and a demon (Luke 4:36; 10:20). This word is used also metaphorically as denoting a tendency (Zech. 12:10; Luke 13:11). In Rom. 1:4, 1 Tim. 3:16, 2 Cor. 3:17, 1 Pet. 3:18, it designates the divine nature.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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