Having a base, nasty, petty, or malevolent disposition.

petroleum ether

(UK, idiomatic) The spirit of the British public pulling together to overcome times of adversity.

(Christianity) Among Pentecostal and charismatic Christians: to cause a person (through prayer, anointing, laying on of hands, etc.) to fall to the floor in religious ecstasy, attributed to the power of the Holy Spirit.

Alternative form of God the Holy Ghost

ethyl alcohol denatured by the addition of 5% methyl alcohol, a form of methylated spirit for use in industry and the laboratory - usually free of alcohol taxes

As much as one wishes to achieve something, the frailties of the human body often make it impossible.

Maroon Spirit

Characteristic of or possessing the qualities of a spirit; spiritlike.

The state or condition of being a spirit. / (hence, with his or your) Title applied to, or used when addressing, a spirit.