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What is the definition of the word spirit?

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Spirit

  • the vital principle or animating force within living things
  • the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
  • a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
  • any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
  • emotional state: the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"
  • intent: the intended meaning of a communication
  • liveliness: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it"
  • infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up"

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