To save this word, you'll need to log in. Froude b : the feeling, quality, or disposition characterizing something undertaken in a spirit of fun 7 : a lively or brisk quality in a person or a person's actions 8 : a person having a character or disposition of a specified nature 9 : a mental disposition characterized by firmness or assertiveness denied the charge with spirit 10 a : distillate sense 1 : such as 1 : the liquid containing ethanol and water that is distilled from an alcoholic liquid or mash — often used in plural 2 : any of various volatile liquids obtained by distillation or cracking as of petroleum, shale, or wood — often used in plural b : a usually volatile organic solvent such as an alcohol, ester, or hydrocarbon 11 a : prevailing tone or tendency spirit of the age b : general intent or real meaning spirit of the law 12 : an alcoholic solution of a volatile substance spirit of camphor 13 : enthusiastic loyalty school spirit 14 capitalized , Christian Science : god sense 1b spirit. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'spirit.


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The Spirit will “bring to remembrance…” and give us power
Top definition. A spirit is a ghost you can see and sense. You can sense these if you have somewhat of a sixth sense psychic , but really it depends on how much you can feel and how much the spirit projects.
Topics for “enter/get into the spirit of something”
For Will Jimeno, that tragic day represents a defining moment in his Christian faith. Jimeno, McLoughlin, and three other officers entered Tower 1 to rescue civilians. But when they got inside, the building collapsed. McLoughlin and Jimeno were pinned under large blocks of concrete rubble and twisted steel. The other three officers were killed. For the next ten hours, Jimeno and his partner fought pain and thirst inside a concrete tomb swirling with dust and smoke. At times, ruptured gas lines would hurl fireballs into the ruins, threatening to burn the two men to death. Marines and NYPD rescue workers lifted the men out of their concrete prison. The events of that day have given Jimeno a new perspective on the brevity of life. The Lord enabled him to momentarily be in the Spirit.
The Bible says that by walking in the Spirit we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh. What does that mean? Click to listen to an audio recording of this article: What it means to walk in the Spirit. To commit sin is to transgress or disobey these laws. In other words, it is contaminated and motivated by the sinful The flesh is the expression the Bible uses for the dwelling place of everything in a person that opposes God and His will.