Definition: 1. The vital principle or animating force within living things. 2. The general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people. 3. A fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character. 4. Any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings. 5. The state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection). 6. The intended meaning of a communication.
Use 'spirit' in a sentence:
1. There is a great sense of team spirit among the British Olympic squad.
2. Her spirits rose at the news.
3. His eyebrows danced, his spirit soared.
4. The spirit still exists.
5. Doctor Bethune's internationalist spirit is altogether admirable.
6. His spirit of assiduous study is worthy of emulation.
7. She wasn't going to let anything dampen her spirits today.
8. Her spirits plummeted at the thought of meeting him again.
9. The human spirit is virtually indestructible.
10. I like to think of myself as a free spirit.
11. The great spirit saw her, and was listening.
12. The Church regards spirit mediums and people claiming to speak to the dead as heretical.
13. In spirit I was with you here.
14. You must try and keep your spirits up.
15. I think the spirit of DIY really matters.
16. They were in low spirits.
17. Art was created to uplift the mind and the spirit.
18. Man must have some spirit.
19. The film is imbued with the star's rebellious spirit.
20. His indefatigable spirit helped him to cope with his illness.
21. I'll go for a run this evening, if the spirit moves me.
22. He is dead, but his spirit lives on.
23. Our spirits drooped when we heard the news.
24. He began, looking like a strange boy spirit.
25. People are encouraged by his caring spirit.
26. There is a great sense of team spirit in the squad.
27. His translation manages to be faithful to the spirit of the original.
28. Alaskan Eskimos believe that every living creature possesses a spirit.
29. My spirits sank at the prospect of starting all over again.
30. I admire their hard-working spirit.
31. Obey the spirit, not the letter of the law.
32. It was believed that people could be possessed by evil spirits.
33. I think this is an evil spirit at work.
34. They wore the charm as a protection against evil spirits.
35. His spirit has left him and all that remains is the shell of his body.
36. For the first time in months, my spirits soared.
37. Her spirits soared.
38. After the concert, the band was spirited away before their fans could get near them.
39. What a noble spirit this is!
40. You see, the woman had no proper spirit.
41. She put up a spirited defence in the final game.
42. They played with spirit.
43. I don't drink whisky or brandy or any other spirits.
44. The news lifted our spirits.
45. Although the team lost, they played with tremendous spirit.
46. We approached the situation in the wrong spirit.
47. The party went well because everyone entered into the spirit of things.
48. Sparkling wine can also put you in the party spirit.
49. She took it in the spirit in which it was intended.
50. They took away his freedom and broke his spirit.
51. Their cultural backgrounds gave them a spirit of adventure.
52. Their problem can only be solved in a spirit of compromise.
53. There's not much community spirit around here.
