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  • 21spirit — 1. noun /ˈspɪɹɪt,ˈspiɹɪt,ˈspɪɹɪt/ a) The undying essence of a human. The soul. School spirit is at an all time high. b) A supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form; ghost, fairy, angel …

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  • 22spirit — [[t]spɪ̱rɪt[/t]] ♦♦ spirits, spiriting, spirited 1) N SING Your spirit is the part of you that is not physical and that consists of your character and feelings. → See also kindred spirit The human spirit is virtually indestructible... Marian… …

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  • 23spirit — n. & v. n. 1 a the vital animating essence of a person or animal (was sadly broken in spirit). b the intelligent non physical part of a person; the soul. 2 a a rational or intelligent being without a material body. b a supernatural being such as… …

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  • 24Spirit of Troy — The Spirit of Troy The University of Southern California Trojan Marching Band School University of Southern California Location Los Angeles, California Conference …

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  • 25Law, William — ( 1686 1761 )    theologian and writer whose ideas contributed to early Methodism    William Law, a minister in the Church of England who wrote several classics of Protestant spiritual literature, was born at King s Cliffe, Northamptonshire. He… …

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  • 26spirit — I UK [ˈspɪrɪt] / US noun Word forms spirit : singular spirit plural spirits *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] your attitude to life or to other people Compassion is only one aspect of the human spirit. an adventurous/creative/independent spirit… …

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  • 27spirit — spiritlike, adj. /spir it/, n. 1. the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul. 2. the incorporeal part of humans: present in spirit though absent in body. 3. the soul… …

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  • 28spirit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French or Latin; Anglo French, espirit, spirit, from Latin spiritus, literally, breath, from spirare to blow, breathe Date: 13th century 1. an animating or vital principle held to give life to… …

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  • 29spirit — spir•it [[t]ˈspɪr ɪt[/t]] n. 1) rel the animating principle of life, esp. of humans; vital essence 2) rel the incorporeal part of humans, or an aspect of this, as the mind or soul 3) conscious, incorporeal being, as opposed to matter 4) a… …

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  • 30spirit — noun 1) harmony between body and spirit Syn: soul, psyche, (inner) self, inner being, inner man/woman, mind, ego, id; Philosophy pneuma Ant: body, flesh 2) a spirit haunts the island …

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