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Spirits

noun

1.

An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented. Synonyms: booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, liquor, strong drink.

Spirit

noun

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. Synonyms: feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell, tone. "A clergyman improved the tone of the meeting" , "It had the smell of treason"

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. Synonym: disembodied spirit.

5.

The state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection). Synonym: emotional state. "He was in good spirits" , "His spirit rose"

6.

The intended meaning of a communication. Synonyms: intent, purport.

7.

Animation and energy in action or expression. Synonyms: life, liveliness, sprightliness.

8.

An inclination or tendency of a certain kind. Synonym: heart.

verb

(past & past part. spirited; pres. part. spiriting)

1.

Infuse with spirit. Synonyms: inspirit, spirit up.

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"Spirits" Quotes from Famous Books

... beyond a suggestion of suppressed excitement and that rather wild look which lingers in a man's eyes when he is just fresh from a dispute or has experienced a narrow escape from danger. Then Gifford ordered a stiff glass of spirits and soda and drank it off before ...

— The Hunt Ball Mystery • Magnay, William

... the winter in Madrid is charming, even if it be cold; the glorious sunshine from dawn to sunset, the fine exhilarating air, raise one's spirits unconsciously; but very often the old year is dead before any real cold comes on. I have sat out in the Buen Retiro many a day in December with book or work, and scarcely any more wrap than one wears in summer in England. After that there is generally a cold, and perhaps disagreeable, ...

— Spanish Life in Town and Country • L. Higgin and Eugene E. Street

... big drum, bash upon the cymbals, As we go marchin' along, boys, oh! For although in this campaign There's no whisky nor champagne, We'll keep our spirits goin' with ...

— Indian Tales • Rudyard Kipling

... that, each striving for first recognition; then a third endeavors to improve upon their doctrine. Consequently divisions and factions ensue as numerous as the teachers and their creeds; as exemplified in the countless sects to this time prevalent in Popedom, and in the factious spirits of all time. Under such circumstances, none of the virtues like humility, meekness, patience, love, can have place. Opposite conditions must prevail, since harmony of hearts and minds is lacking. One teacher haughtily rejects another, and if his own opinions fail to ...

— Epistle Sermons, Vol. III - Trinity Sunday to Advent • Martin Luther

... certainly not very agreeable to the Baron. His flow of spirits seemed to be checked at once, and his volubility ceased. He made only monosyllabic answers to Mrs. Willoughby's remarks, and his eyes kept wandering, over beyond her to Minnie, and scrutinizing ...

— The American Baron • James De Mille

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