spirit
/ˈspɪɹɪt/
The soul of a person or other creature. What moves through experience into self-definition as souls purpose.
A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel.
A wandering spirit haunts the island.
Enthusiasm.
School spirit is at an all-time high.
The manner or style of something.
In the spirit of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.
(usually in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.
Energy; ardour.
One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper.
a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit
Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; often in the plural.
to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits
Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.
A rough breathing; an aspirate, such as the letter h; also, a mark denoting aspiration.
Intent; real meaning; opposed to the letter, or formal statement.
the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document
Any of the four substances: sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, and arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).
(dyeing) Stannic chloride.