THE SPIRIT

Definition: THE SPIRIT

THE SPIRIT

1. (Theol.), the Spirit of God, or the third person of the Trinity; the Holy Ghost. The spirit also signifies the human spirit as influenced or animated by the Divine Spirit.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Change

Phrase: "a change came o'er the spirit of my dream"; nous avons change tout cela; tempora mutantur nos et mutamur in illis; non sum qualis eram; casaque tourner; corpora lente augescent cito extinguuntur; in statu quo ante bellum; "still ending and beginning still"; vox audita perit littera scripta manet.

Deity

God the Holy Ghost, The Holy Spirit, Paraclete; The Comforter, The Spirit of Truth, The Dove.

Feeling

Respond; catch the flame, catch the infection; enter the spirit of.

Imagination

Phrase: "a change came o'er the spirit of my dream"; aegri somnia vana; dolphinum appingit sylvis in fluctibus aprum; "fancy light from fancy caught"; "imagination rules the world"; l'imagination gallope, le jugement ne va que le pas; musaeo contingens cuncta lepore; tous songes sont mensonges; Wahrheil und Dichtung.

Impotence

Phrase: der kranke Mann; "desirous still but impotent to rise"; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak.

Pleasure

Be pleased; with; receive pleasure, derive pleasure; n. from; take pleasure; n. in; delight in, rejoice in, indulge in, luxuriate in; gloat over; (physical pleasure); enjoy, relish, like; love; take to, take a fancy to; have a liking for; enter into the spirit of.

Tergiversation

Phrase: "a change came o'er the spirit of my dream".

Crosswords: THE SPIRIT

But all my passion went with the golden hair, and all the spirit of preternatural flesh detached, unchangeable, empty (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

That's the spirit. (Blade Runner; writing credit: Philip K. Dick; Hampton Fancher)

And I feel sure he will accept this gesture in the spirit of which it is offered (Duck Soup; writing credit: Bert Kalmar ; Harry Ruby)

You know it happens sometimes that the spirit gets yanked out so fast that the essence still feels it has work to do here (Ghost; writing credit: Bruce Joel Rubin)

Now only the spirit remains (The Wild Geese; writing credit: Daniel Carney; Reginald Rose)

Where the spirit free of the lies (All Those Years Ago; performing artist: George Harrison)

WE'LL KEEP THE SPIRIT ALIVE ON AND ON (SWEET FREEDOM; performing artist: Michael McDonald)

Let the spirit carry me (Fly Like an Eagle; performing artist: Seal)

We run with the spirit that moves through the city (Prince Of Darkness; performing artist: The Nylons)

The Spirit of the Navajos (1966)

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (1965)

Adventures of the Spirit (1963)

The Spirit of America (1963)

That's the Spirit (1945)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Spirit of Eastern Christendom (600-1700) (reference)

• Voices from the Afterlife: A Guide to Healing from the Spirit World (reference)

• The Spirit of Solesmes: Dom Prosper Gueranger (1805-75): Abbess Cecile Bruyere (1845-1909): Dom Paul Delatte (1848-1937) (reference)

• Sword and Brush: The Spirit of the Martial Arts (reference)

• The American Woodland Garden: Capturing the Spirit of the Deciduous Forest (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Capturing The Spirit Of The Carolinas (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Breaking the Spirit of Failure (reference)

• The Spirit of the American Revolution (reference)

• The Spirit of Qi Gong- Chinese Exercises for Longevity (reference)

• Cognac: The Spirit of Cognac, France (reference)

• Gregorian Chant - Songs of the Spirit (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Chicken Soup For The Soul: The Triumph Of The Spirit - Songs Of Encouragement And Motivation And Overcoming Adversity (reference)

• The Spirit of Wandjina: The Third Barramundi Sampler (reference)

• Chicken Soup For The Soul: Celebrating Life - Songs Of Joy And Jubilation To Open The Heart And Rekindle The Spirit (reference)

• Binding of the Spirit (reference)

• The Spirit of Black Hawk Road (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• Landscape Of The Spirit (Jewel Case) (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

John L. Levitow examines the cockpit of the C-17 named for him, the Spirit of John L. Levitow, Jan. 23, 1998 in Long Beach, Calif. Levitow, one of only 16 airmen awarded the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime died Nov. 8 at his home in.

Dr Button learned aviation medicine and the spirit of the Mississippi River. / Portfolio Associates Inc. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

The Rival Majicians or Raising the Spirit. / Thomaso Scrutiny Inv. [i.e. Samuel De Wilde]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

"Answers correspondents' questions during a press interview today at the Sanno Hotel, Tokyo. Commenting on his five-day tour of U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East, Secretary Anderson cited their high morale and praised the spirit of inter-service cooperation". Quoted from caption released with this photograph by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 10 December 1953. Credit: NAVY.

The spirit of 61. God, our country and liberty!!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Hail to our ally : the spirit of Italy. Credit: Library of Congress.

The spirit that goeth with burdens that have not honor. Credit: Library of Congress.

The Spirit of Navy Day, 1927. Credit: Library of Congress.

Civilization builders. I am the spirit of reform -- but I'm not such a bad guy ... Credit: Library of Congress.

Allegorical painting of Franklin D. Roosevelt and eleven other people representing different professions seated around table; behind them is the spirit of Abraham Lincoln; before them is Christ blessing Roosevelt. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Their opponents, just as certainly, were antagonistic to both the letter and the spirit of the Amendments and wished them to have the most limited effect. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The Spirit gazed upon him mildly

And the spirit, after freeing itself from the folly, plunges into the clouds

As the waters of baptism cleanse the soul with the body so do the fires of punishment torture the spirit with the flesh

A field of water betrays the spirit that is in the air.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

It is in the spirit of providing all views on this controversial topic that both the majority and minority statements are presented. (references)

Civil Liberties

Pakistan

Prior to the 1999 coup, any person deemed to have damaged the Constitution, including the publication of statements against the spirit of the Constitution, could be prosecuted for treason. (references)

Korea

However, procedures for receiving and adjudicating asylum applications do not always appear to be in keeping with either the letter or the spirit of the 1951 U.N. Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol. (references)

Bangladesh

In allocating advertising through the Department of Films and Publications, the Government states that it considers circulation of the newspapers, wage board implementation, objectivity in reporting, coverage of development activities, and "attitude towards the spirit of Bangladesh's War of Liberation." In the past, commercial organizations often were reluctant to advertise in newspapers critical of the Government due to fear of government or bureaucratic retaliation; however, this appears to no longer be the case. (references)

Economic History

Guinea

The government revised the private investment code in 1998 to stimulate economic activity in the spirit of a free enterprise. (references)

Ghana

It is pursuing a liberalized import regime policy within the framework and the spirit of the World Trade Organization to accelerate industrial growth. (references)

Italy

The Italian government's overall strategy for southern Italy focuses on reducing barriers to domestic and foreign private sector investment: strengthening law and order, fostering the spirit of innovation, reducing the underground economy, and boosting tourism. (references)

Human Rights

Gambia

On January 26, following the submission of the government commission's report, the Government announced that it disagreed with the recommendations of the commission and, in the spirit of reconciliation, nobody would be prosecuted. (references)

Japan

The Constitution provides defendants with the right not to be compelled to testify against themselves as well as to free and private access to counsel; however, the Government contended that the right to consult with attorneys is not absolute and can be restricted if such restriction is compatible with the spirit of the Constitution. (references)

Political Economy

Colombia

Legislators, the executive, and the courts often promote their own interpretations of both the spirit and the letter of the Constitution. (references)

Trade

Turkey

Maintenance of high import duties on agricultural products, while consistent with WTO obligations, is not consistent with the spirit of the WTO agreement. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "THE SPIRIT": enter into the spirit ♦ enter into the spirit of ♦ enter the spirit of ♦ intercession of the Spirit ♦ the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak ♦ the Spirit of Truth ♦ To walk after the Spirit ♦ witness of the Spirit. Additional references.

Danish

til fordel for de nabovenlige forbindelser,der boer eksistere mellem alle de europaeiske lande,i oest saavel som i vest (in the spirit of good neighbourliness which must exist between all the countries of Europe both to the East and the West), i disse Traktaters aand (in the spirit of those Treaties), hverandres ret til at udforme og varetage deres forbindelser med andre stater,som de selv oensker,i overensstemmelse med folkeretten og med aanden i naervaerende deklaration (to respect each other's right to define and conduct as it wishes its relations with other States in accordance with international law and in the spirit of the present Declaration). (various references)

Dutch

in de geest van deze Verdragen (in the spirit of those Treaties), het recht van ieder van hen eerbiedigen om zijn betrekkingen met andere Staten, overeenkomstig het internationale recht en in de geest van deze Verklaring, naar eigen goeddunken te bepalen en te onderhouden (to respect each other's right to define and conduct as it wishes its relations with other States in accordance with international law and in the spirit of the present Declaration). (various references)

Finnish

ajan henki (the spirit of the time). (various references)

French

respecter le droit de chacun d'entre eux de définir et de conduire � son gré ses relations avec les autres Etats conformément au droit international et dans l'esprit de la présente Déclaration (to respect each other's right to define and conduct as it wishes its relations with other States in accordance with international law and in the spirit of the present Declaration), dans l'intérêt des relations de bon voisinage qui doivent exister entre tous les pays de l'Europe � l'Est comme � l'Ouest (in the spirit of good neighbourliness which must exist between all the countries of Europe both to the East and the West), dans l'esprit de ces traités (in the spirit of those Treaties). (various references)

German

im Interesse der gutnachbarlichen Beziehungen, die zwischen allen Laendern Europas im Osten wie im Westen bestehen sollen (in the spirit of good neighbourliness which must exist between all the countries of Europe both to the East and the West), im Geiste dieser Vertraege (in the spirit of those Treaties), das Recht jedes anderen Teilnehmerstaates achten, seine Beziehungen zu anderen Staaten im Einklang mit dem Voelkerrecht und im Geiste der vorliegenden Erklaerung zu bestimmen und zu gestalten, wie er es wuenscht (to respect each other's right to define and conduct as it wishes its relations with other States in accordance with international law and in the spirit of the present Declaration). (various references)

Greek 

στο πνεύμα των συνθηκών αυτών (in the spirit of those Treaties), το πνεύμα του νόμου (the spirit of the law). (various references)

Hungarian

belemegy vmibe (to come round, to enter into the spirit of sg, to lend oneself to sg), amikor kedvem van hozzá (when the spirit moves me). (various references)

Italian

rispettare il diritto di ciascuno di loro di definire e condurre come desidera le proprie relazioni con gli altri Stati conformemente al diritto internazionale e nello spirito della presente Dichiarazione (to respect each other's right to define and conduct as it wishes its relations with other States in accordance with international law and in the spirit of the present Declaration), nello spirito di tali trattati (in the spirit of those Treaties). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

霊前 (before the spirit of the deceased), 野次馬� �性 (the spirit of curiosity), 木霊 (echo, the spirit of a tree), 木魂 (echo, the spirit of a tree), 木精 (the spirit of a tree, wood alcohol), 慰霊 (comfort the spirit), 御霊代 (something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead), 弥次馬� �性 (the spirit of curiosity). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

いれい (authority, comfort the spirit, exception, exceptional, illness, singular, unconventionality, unprecedented, violation of law), �"� ま (echo, the spirit of a tree), れいぜ�" (before the spirit of the deceased, cold look, cold-heartedness, coolness, indifference, lukewarmness), やじうま�"�"じょう (the spirit of curiosity), もくせい (fragrant olive, Jupiter, made of wood, the spirit of a tree, wood alcohol, wooden), みたましろ (something worshiped as a symbol for the spirit of the dead). (various references)

Pig Latin

ethay iritspay.(various references)

Portuguese

de acordo com o espírito destes Tratados (in the spirit of those Treaties). (various references)

Spanish

respetar el derecho de cada uno de ellos a definir y conducir como estime oportuno sus relaciones con otros Estados, de conformidad con el derecho internacional y en el espíritu de la presente Declaración (to respect each other's right to define and conduct as it wishes its relations with other States in accordance with international law and in the spirit of the present Declaration), muy bien (fine, hear, highly, o.k., ok, okay, okey, okeydokey, that's the spirit, very good, very well, well done). (various references)

Swedish

så ska det låta (that's the spirit), så där ja (that's the spirit). (various references)

Turkish

ruhunu okumak (enter into the spirit), ruhunu anlamak (enter into the spirit). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: pithiest, thirties.

-2 letters: hipster, hitters, pettish, pietist, pithier, pitiers, spitter, tipsier, tipster, tithers.

-3 letters: esprit, hitter, perish, pitier, pities, priest, reship, ripest, sitter, spirit, sprite, stripe, stript, theirs, theist, thirst, thrips, titers, tither, tithes, titres, tripes, triste.

-4 letters: heirs, heist, hires, ither, peris, petit, petti, piers, piste, piths, prest, pries, prise, ripes, rishi, rites.

+1 letter: shipfitter.

+2 letters: shipfitters.

+3 letters: hairsplitter, sprightliest, thixotropies.

+4 letters: guttersnipish, hairsplitters, lithotripsies, lithotripters, retinopathies, trephinations, trimethoprims.

+5 letters: antiapartheids, protohistories, radiotherapist, stratigraphies, streptothricin.