0 a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or a place: --
They went to the tennis club a few times but never really got into the spirit of it.
Her spirits lifted/rose (= she felt happier) as she read the letter.
We acted in a spirit of cooperation.
As rock musicians in the 1960s, they were very much part of the spirit of the age/times.
The players have a very strong team spirit (= loyalty to each other).
1 the characteristics of a person that are considered as being separate from the body, and that many religions believe continue to exist after the body dies: --
2 enthusiasm, energy, or courage: --
4 to move someone or something out of or away from a place secretly: --
Accounts of visits to mediums were often characterized by highly emotive descriptions of meetings with spirits or messages from the other side.
He often spoke about the "human spirit" as a positive force that should be protected and respected.
The idea is thus close in spirit to the proposals described above.
In the beginning, he and his fellow worshippers truly ranked among the poor in spirit as well as in material goods.
It was in that spirit that we undertook our task.
The spirit displayed a scroll containing a lengthy summary of his expedition.
Ecological theory is already very close in spirit to economics.
The spirits are also believed significantly to influence life in the human world through their ability to afflict humans with all manner of diseases.
