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Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: spirit

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From Middle English spirit, from Old French espirit ("spirit"), from Latin spīritus ("breath; spirit"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- ("to blow, breathe"). Compare inspire, respire, transpire, all ultimately from Latin spīrō ("I breathe, blow, respire"). Cognate with Old English fisting ("(silent) breaking of wind"). Displaced native Middle English gast ("spirit") (from Old English gāst ("breath, soul, spirit")). More at fist.

spirit (third-person singular simple present spirits, present participle spiriting, simple past and past participle spirited)

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# The undying [[essence]] of a human. The [[soul]].

 

# The undying [[essence]] of a human. The [[soul]].

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#*{{quote-book|year=1918|author={{w|W. B. Maxwell}}|chapter=7

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|title=[http://openlibrary.org/works/OL1097634W The Mirror and the Lamp]

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|passage=[…] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the '''spirit'''.}}

 

#* ''[...] a triumph of the '''spirit''' over the flesh.'' —MacCormack in ''Woman Times Seven'' (1967)

 

#* ''[...] a triumph of the '''spirit''' over the flesh.'' —MacCormack in ''Woman Times Seven'' (1967)

 

# A [[supernatural]] being, often but not exclusively without physical form; [[ghost]], [[fairy]], [[angel]].

 

# A [[supernatural]] being, often but not exclusively without physical form; [[ghost]], [[fairy]], [[angel]].

# [[enthusiasm]]

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# [[enthusiasm|Enthusiasm]].

#: ''School '''spirit''' is at an all-time high.''

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#* {{quote-news|year=2011|date=October 1|author=Phil Dawkes|work=BBC Sport

#* {{quote-news

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|title=[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/15045630.stm Sunderland 2-2 West Brom]

|year=2011

 

|date=October 1

 

|author=Phil Dawkes

 

|title=Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom

 

|work=BBC Sport

 

|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/15045630.stm

 

|page=

 
 

|passage=The result may not quite give the Wearsiders a sweet ending to what has been a sour week, following allegations of sexual assault and drug possession against defender Titus Bramble, but it does at least demonstrate that their '''spirit''' remains strong in the face of adversity.}}

 

|passage=The result may not quite give the Wearsiders a sweet ending to what has been a sour week, following allegations of sexual assault and drug possession against defender Titus Bramble, but it does at least demonstrate that their '''spirit''' remains strong in the face of adversity.}}

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#: {{usex|School '''spirit''' is at an all-time high.}}

 

# The manner or style of something.

 

# The manner or style of something.

#: ''In the '''spirit''' of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.''

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#: {{usex|In the '''spirit''' of forgiveness, we didn't press charges.}}

 

# {{context|usually|in the plural|lang=en}} A volatile liquid, such as [[alcohol]]. The plural form [[spirits]] is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.

 

# {{context|usually|in the plural|lang=en}} A volatile liquid, such as [[alcohol]]. The plural form [[spirits]] is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.

 

# [[energy|Energy]].

 

# [[energy|Energy]].

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