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Spirit
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spirit spírit špirit
English
Proper noun
en Christianity en Holy Spirit.
en 1903 w:The Souls of Black Folk w:W. E. B. DuBois 14 https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/203/the-souls-of-black-folk/4458/chapter-14-of-the-sorrow-songs/ https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/203/the-souls-of-black-folk/ Around us the history of the land has centred for thrice a hundred years; out of the nation's heart we have called all that was best to throttle and subdue all that was worst; fire and blood, prayer and sacrifice, have billowed over this people, and they have found peace only in the altars of the God of Right. Nor has our gift of the Spirit been merely passive.
Derived terms
en Two-Seed-in-the-Spirit Predestinarian Baptist slay someone in the Spirit
Anagrams
en iiprst Tripis pitris
German
Etymology
de enm fro la
Late 20th century, de en spirit 1. de Esprit Spiritus Sprit.
Pronunciation
de /ˈspɪʁɪt/ /ˈspɪɹɪt ~ ˈspʏɹɪt/
Noun
m,s,s
de informal spirit mental disposition, ethos, especially one shared among a group; energy, enthousiasm
de Energie Geist Gruppengeist Gemeinschaftsgefühl
de Wir haben einen sehr guten Spirit in der Mannschaft. We have a great spirit among the team.
de Ich fühle total den Spirit von all seinen Liedern. I totally feel the energy of all his songs.
de Instagram-Foto: Volker Wissing verrät, wie das Selfie mit Habeck, Baerbock und Lindner entstand Der Spiegel 2025-04-11 https://www.spiegel.de/politik/instagram-foto-volker-wissing-verraet-wie-das-selfie-mit-habeck-baerbock-und-lindner-entstand-a-c0403640-023e-488d-b851-b40552b9716a 2195-1349 »Und ich habe dann gesagt, nee, wir machen jetzt noch mal Selfie.« Da sei endlich »auch so dieser Spirit dann« rübergekommen. https://web.archive.org/web/20250724221236/https://www.spiegel.de/politik/instagram-foto-volker-wissing-verraet-wie-das-selfie-mit-habeck-baerbock-und-lindner-entstand-a-c0403640-023e-488d-b851-b40552b9716a 24 July 2025
Declension
m,s,s
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