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Meaning of spirit

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  spirit
      n 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; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a
         clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the
         smell of treason" [syn: {spirit}, {tone}, {feel}, {feeling},
         {flavor}, {flavour}, {look}, {smell}]
      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 [syn: {spirit}, {disembodied
         spirit}]
      5: 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" [syn:
         {emotional state}, {spirit}]
      6: the intended meaning of a communication [syn: {intent},
         {purport}, {spirit}]
      7: animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy
         play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" [syn:
         {liveliness}, {life}, {spirit}, {sprightliness}]
      8: an inclination or tendency of a certain kind; "he had a
         change of heart" [syn: {heart}, {spirit}]
      v 1: infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" [syn:
           {spirit}, {spirit up}, {inspirit}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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