spirit
see also RELIGION
- the part of you that is not physical; your thoughts and feelings, not your body: spirit (noun singular)
Despite the illness, her spirit is as strong as ever.
- connected with the spirit: spiritual; opposites: material, physical
spiritual needs ◎ material possessions ◎ the physical world
- the part of a person that some people believe continues to live after the body is dead: soul, spirit
Christians believe that your soul goes to Heaven when you die.
- the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can see or hear: ghost; adjective: ghostly
He thought he'd seen a ghost. ◎ There was a ghostly presence in the room.
- (used about a ghost) to return to a place or person: haunt sb/sth
a haunted house
- a spiritual being who is a servant of God: angel; looking or acting like an angel: angelic
an angelic expression on her face
- an evil spirit: devil; the most powerful evil being according to the Christian religion: the Devil, Satan
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