Spirit

Definition:

  • (n.) Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.
  • (n.) A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a mark to denote aspiration; a breathing.
  • (n.) Life, or living substance, considered independently of corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart from any physical organization or embodiment; vital essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter.
  • (n.) The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides; the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions, whether spiritual or material.
  • (n.) Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it has left the body.
  • (n.) Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an elf.
  • (n.) Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.
  • (n.) One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.
  • (n.) Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be downhearted, or in bad spirits.
  • (n.) Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to formal statement; also, characteristic quality, especially such as is derived from the individual genius or the personal character; as, the spirit of an enterprise, of a document, or the like.
  • (n.) Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed of active qualities.
  • (n.) Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol, the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first distilled from wine): -- often in the plural.
  • (n.) Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt liquors.
  • (n.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf. Tincture.
  • (n.) Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).
  • (n.) Stannic chloride. See under Stannic.
  • (v. t.) To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.
  • (v. t.) To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or off.

Compare spirit with other words:

breath vs. spirit

job vs. spirit

mental vs. spirit

elfin vs. spirit

spirit vs. spirt

spirit vs. sprit

intellect vs. spirit

consciousness vs. spirit

conscious vs. spirit

moral vs. spirit

psychology vs. spirit

energy vs. spirit

foreshot vs. spirit

spirit vs. unsoul

kirschwasser vs. spirit

nobbler vs. spirit

spirit vs. xylite

spirit vs. yaksha

releasement vs. spirit

spirit vs. unembodied

ghostless vs. spirit

spirit vs. spiriting

barghest vs. spirit

juiceless vs. spirit

disanimate vs. spirit

mobile vs. spirit

faith vs. spirit

incarnate vs. spirit

element vs. spirit

spirit vs. wraith

apparition vs. spirit

morale vs. spirit

courage vs. spirit

spectre vs. spirit

beverage vs. spirit

phantom vs. spirit

spirit vs. spiritualize

manitou vs. spirit

horilka vs. spirit

disincarnate vs. spirit

dispossession vs. spirit

godling vs. spirit

alcoholization vs. spirit

psychomancy vs. spirit

alcoholometric vs. spirit

disembodiment vs. spirit

disembody vs. spirit

spirit vs. theurgist

spirit vs. vigoroso

pharisee vs. spirit

inspiriting vs. spirit

cheerer vs. spirit

soullessly vs. spirit

alcoholize vs. spirit

commercialism vs. spirit

faints vs. spirit

distillery vs. spirit

languishing vs. spirit

psychical vs. spirit

sciomancy vs. spirit

netherworld vs. spirit

jinn vs. spirit

dryad vs. spirit

poltroonery vs. spirit

spirit vs. traducianism

spirit vs. spitting

blame vs. spirit

gang vs. spirit

plucky vs. spirit

anker vs. spirit

shaman vs. spirit

positivism vs. spirit

genii vs. spirit

grecism vs. spirit

animism vs. spirit

kobold vs. spirit

plucked vs. spirit

languorous vs. spirit

languid vs. spirit

emasculate vs. spirit

elevate vs. spirit

mixer vs. spirit

ghostly vs. spirit

monotheistic vs. spirit

enliven vs. spirit

mammon vs. spirit

nat vs. spirit

possessed vs. spirit

exorcise vs. spirit

exorcism vs. spirit

presence vs. spirit

animate vs. spirit

flip vs. spirit

mettle vs. spirit

spirit vs. spunk

oppressive vs. spirit

demoniacal vs. spirit

camaraderie vs. spirit

spirit vs. spook

aura vs. spirit

familiar vs. spirit

rum vs. spirit

cordial vs. spirit

genie vs. spirit

genius vs. spirit

shrub vs. spirit

god vs. spirit

satan vs. spirit

aeon vs. spirit

eon vs. spirit

spirit vs. tally

spirit vs. sprite

incarnation vs. spirit

gimp vs. spirit

embrocation vs. spirit

cranky vs. spirit

mind vs. spirit

pith vs. spirit

cur vs. spirit

clay vs. spirit

spirit vs. tot

actless vs. spirit

spirit vs. verve

amulet vs. spirit

ghoul vs. spirit

conspire vs. spirit

psyche vs. spirit

healthy vs. spirit

animation vs. spirit

demon vs. spirit

guide vs. spirit

incubus vs. spirit

spirit vs. trio

spirit vs. spiritually

spirit vs. spirituality

spirit vs. spiritual

spirit vs. spiritous

spirit vs. spirited

spirit vs. spirits

alcohol vs. spirit

fairy vs. spirit

angel vs. spirit

spirit vs. supernatural

essence vs. spirit

mood vs. spirit

medium vs. spirit

duo vs. spirit

elf vs. spirit

mare vs. spirit

heart vs. spirit

spirit vs. stick

spirit vs. split

sling vs. spirit

body vs. spirit

spirit vs. straight

flesh vs. spirit

break vs. spirit

kami vs. spirit

banshee vs. spirit

animal vs. spirit

absolute vs. spirit

slow vs. spirit

cheerful vs. spirit

ghost vs. spirit

soul vs. spirit

plea vs. spirit