Entry Word: spirit

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 an immaterial force within a human being thought to give the body life, energy, and power <the theological and philosophical belief that the spirit is superior to the body> — see soul 1
2 a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion <had been in a combative spirit all week> — see mood 1
3 the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people <Hamletʼs late father appears to him in the form of a spirit and with the revelation that he was in fact murdered> — see ghost
4 spirits plurala fermented or distilled beverage that can make a person drunk <a hotel bar thatʼs well stocked with spirits> — see alcohol