Intent; real meaning; – opposed to the letter, or to
formal statement; also, characteristic quality, especially such as is
derived from the individual genius or the personal character; as, the
spirit of an enterprise, of a document, or the like.

Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed of
active qualities.

Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a
specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an elf.

Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or
disposition; intellectual or moral state; – often in the plural; as,
to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be downhearted, or in bad
spirits.

Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.

Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it
has left the body.

Life, or living substance, considered independently of
corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart from any
physical organization or embodiment; vital essence, force, or energy,
as distinct from matter.

Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes,
life itself.

The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the
soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides; the agent or
subject of vital and spiritual functions, whether spiritual or
material.

One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great
activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling
spirit; a schismatic spirit.