spirit

[…] St. Bede's at this period of its history was perhaps the poorest and most miserable parish in the East End of London. Close-packed, crushed by the buttressed height of the railway viaduct, rendered airless by huge walls of factories, it at once banished lively interest from a stranger's mind and left only a dull oppression of the spirit.

A wandering spirit haunts the island.

The result may not quite give the Wearsiders a sweet ending to what has been a sour week, following allegations of sexual assault and drug possession against defender Titus Bramble, but it does at least demonstrate that their spirit remains strong in the face of adversity.

No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or[…]. And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness.

"Write it then, quickly," replied Bede; and summoning all his spirits together, like the last blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and expired.

a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit

to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be down-hearted, or in bad spirits

For else he sure had left not one aliue,>br>But all in his reuenge of spirite would depriue.

Be it a letter or spirit, we have great use of it.

the spirit of an enterprise, or of a document

the foure spirites and the bodyes seven