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