<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.</li><li>the incorporeal part of humans: present in spirit though absent in body.</li><li>Synonyms: essence, consciousness, mind, life.</li><li>the soul regarded as separating from the body at death.</li><li>conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter: the world of spirit.</li><li>a supernatural, incorporeal being, especially one inhabiting a place, object, etc., or having a particular character: evil spirits.</li><li>Synonyms: shade, phantom, apparition.</li><li>a fairy, sprite, or elf.</li><li>Synonyms: hobgoblin, goblin.</li><li>an angel or demon.</li><li>Synonyms: genius.</li><li>an attitude or principle that inspires, animates, or pervades thought, feeling, or action: the spirit of reform.</li><li>(initial capital letter) the divine influence as an agency working in the human heart.</li><li>a divine, inspiring, or animating being or influence.</li><li>Numbers 11:25; Isaiah 32:15.</li><li>(initial capital letter) the third person of the Trinity; Holy Spirit.</li><li>the soul or heart as the seat of feelings or sentiments, or as prompting to action: a man of broken spirit.</li><li>spirits, feelings, or mood with regard to exaltation or depression: low spirits; good spirits.</li><li>excellent disposition or attitude in terms of vigor, courage, firmness of intent, etc.; mettle: That's the spirit!</li><li>Synonyms: enterprise, fire, ardor, zeal, energy, enthusiasm.</li><li>temper or disposition: meek in spirit.</li><li>Synonyms: humor, mood, attitude.</li><li>an individual as characterized by a given attitude, disposition, character, action, etc.: A few brave spirits remained to face the danger.</li><li>the dominant tendency or character of anything: the spirit of the age.</li><li>Synonyms: complexion, sense, essence, gist, tenor, drift, nature.</li><li>vigorous sense of membership in a group: college spirit.</li><li>the general meaning or intent of a statement, document, etc. (+ letter): the spirit of the law.</li><li>Synonyms: purport, significance, intention.</li><li>Chemistry: the essence or active principle of a substance as extracted in liquid form, especially by distillation.</li><li>Often spirits.</li><li>a strong distilled alcoholic liquor.</li><li>Chiefly British: alcohol.</li><li>Pharmacology: a solution in alcohol of an essential or volatile principle; essence (def 3).</li><li>any of certain subtle fluids formerly supposed to permeate the body.</li><li>the Spirit, God.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.</li><li>of or relating to spiritualist bodies or activities.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) to animate with fresh ardor or courage; inspirit.</li><li>to encourage; urge on or stir up, as to action.</li><li>to carry off mysteriously or secretly (often followed by away or off): His captors spirited him away.</li></ul>