spirit in English: The part of a person that is not the body: their feelings, character and energy. (noun)

Translation

The part of a person that is not the body: their feelings, character and energy.

Word origin

From Latin spiritus, meaning breath, because breath was seen as the life inside a person.

Gender

Pluralspirits

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Here "spirit" is the energy people show when they try hard.

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"In good spirits" means feeling happy.

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"Spirit" here is the inner part of a person, not the body.

soul

The part of a person that is not the body, which many people believe lives on after death.

mind

The part of a person that thinks, feels and remembers.

heart

The part inside your body that pushes blood around and keeps you alive.

body

The whole physical part of a person or animal.

energy

The power to work, move, or be active.

ghost

The spirit of a dead person that some people believe they can see.

holy

Connected with God or with religion, and treated with great respect.

haunt

If a ghost haunts a place, it appears there again and again. A bad memory can also haunt a person.

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