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  • 21spirit — 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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  • 22spirit — 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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  • 23MAN, THE NATURE OF — IN THE BIBLE Names of Man The idea of man is expressed in the Bible by a number of words that reflect various aspects of his nature. The following are the most important. ʾADAM: collective, men, human beings, also (in prose, with the article)… …

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  • 24spirit — 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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  • 25spirit — noun 1) body and spirit Syn: soul, psyche, inner self, inner man/woman, mind 2) a spirit haunts the island Syn: ghost, phantom, spectre, apparition, presence 3) …

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  • 26spirit — I. n. 1. Air, breath. 2. Life. 3. Vital essence (apart from matter), immaterial substance. 4. Soul, pure intelligence, inner man. 5. Soul, disembodied soul. 6. Apparition, ghost, spectre, shade, phantom. 7 …

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  • 27Holy Spirit — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… …

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  • 28Proof spirit — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… …

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  • 29Rectified spirit — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… …

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  • 30Sweet spirit of niter — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… …

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