Spirit(s) commonly refers to: *

Liquor Liquor ( , sometimes hard liquor), spirits, distilled spirits, or spiritous liquor are alcoholic drinks produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through ethanol fermentation, alcoholic ferm ...

, a distilled alcoholic drink *

Spirit (animating force) In philosophy and religion, spirit is the vitalism, vital principle or animating essence within humans or, in some views, all life, living things. Although views of spirit vary between different belief systems, when spirit is contrasted with the ...

, the non-corporeal essence of living things *

Spirit (supernatural entity) In folklore and ethnography, a spirit is an "immaterial being", "supernatural agent", the " soul of a person", an "invisible entity", or the "soul of a seriously suffering person". Often spirits have an intermediate status between gods and huma ...

, an incorporeal or immaterial being Spirit(s) may also refer to:

Liquids

Tincture A tincture is typically an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol (ethyl alcohol). Solvent concentrations of 25–60% are common, but may run as high as 90%.Groot Handboek Geneeskrachtige Planten by Geert Verhelst In chemistr ...

, an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol * Cologne spirit, also known as drinking alcohol * Petroleum spirit (disambiguation) ** Motor spirit, a clear petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel **

Petroleum ether Petroleum ether is the petroleum fraction consisting of aliphatic hydrocarbons and boiling in the range 35–60 °C, and commonly used as a laboratory solvent. Despite the name, petroleum ether is not an ether; the term is used only figurativ ...

, liquid hydrocarbon mixtures used chiefly as non-polar solvents **

White spirit White spirit (AU, UK and Ireland)Primarily in the United Kingdom and Australia. In New Zealand "white spirit" can also refer to Coleman fuel (white gas). or mineral spirits (US, Canada), also known as mineral turpentine (AU/NZ/ZA), turpentine sub ...

or mineral spirits, a common organic solvent used in painting and decorating

Philosophy, religion and folklore

Spirituality The meaning of ''spirituality'' has developed and expanded over time, and various meanings can be found alongside each other. Traditionally, spirituality referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape o ...

, pertaining to the soul or spirit *

Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Holy Ghost, is a concept within the Abrahamic religions. In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is understood as the divine quality or force of God manifesting in the world, particularly in acts of prophecy, creati ...

, a divine force, manifestation of God in the Holy Trinity, or agent of divine action, according to Abrahamic Religions *

Great Spirit The Great Spirit is an omnipresent supreme life force, generally conceptualized as a supreme being or god, in the traditional religious beliefs of many, but not all, indigenous cultures in Canada and the United States. Interpretations of it v ...

, conception of a supreme being prevalent among some Native American and First Nations cultures *

Vitalism Vitalism is a belief that starts from the premise that "living organisms are fundamentally different from non-living entities because they contain some non-physical element or are governed by different principles than are inanimate things." Wher ...

, a belief in some fundamental, non-physical essence which differentiates organisms from inanimate, material objects *''

Pneuma ''Pneuma'' () is an ancient Greek word for "breathing, breath", and in a religious context for "spirit (animating force), spirit". It has various technical meanings for medical writers and philosophers of classical antiquity, particularly in rega ...

'', an ancient Greek word sometimes translated as 'spirit' *

Soul The soul is the purported Mind–body dualism, immaterial aspect or essence of a Outline of life forms, living being. It is typically believed to be Immortality, immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that ...

, the spiritual part of a living being, often regarded as immortal *

Mind–body dualism In the philosophy of mind, mind–body dualism denotes either that mental phenomena are non-physical, Hart, W. D. 1996. "Dualism." pp. 265–267 in ''A Companion to the Philosophy of Mind'', edited by S. Guttenplan. Oxford: Blackwell. or t ...

, the view that mind and body are distinct and separable *''

Geist ''Geist'' () is a German noun with a significant degree of importance in German philosophy. ''Geist'' can be roughly translated into three English meanings: ghost (as in the supernatural entity), spirit (as in the Holy Spirit), and mind or int ...

'', a German word corresponding to ghost, spirit, mind or intellect * ''Psyche'' (psychology), a Greek word for 'soul' or 'spirit' used in psychology *

Genius (mythology) In Religion in ancient Rome, Roman religion, the genius (; : ''genii'') is the individual instance of a general divine nature that is present in every individual person, place, or thing. Much like a guardian angel, the ''genius'' would follow each ...

, a Latin word for a divine spirit present in every individual person, place, or thing

Mood

* Spirit, a mood, usually in reference to a good mood or optimism ("high spirits") * Spirit, a feeling of social cohesiveness and mutual support, such as: **

School spirit School spirit is the sense of identity and community shared by members of an educational institution. School administrators may wish to foster school spirit with the goal of creating a sense of community within the student population, mitigati ...

, a sense of a supportive community at an educational institution ** Team spirit, such as that encouraged by

team building Team building is a collective term for various types of activities used to enhance social relations and define roles within teams, often involving collaborative tasks. It is distinct from team training, which is designed by a combination of busin ...

activities

Companies and brands

SPIRIT Consortium Accellera Systems Initiative (Accellera) is a standards organization that supports a mix of user and vendor standards and open interfaces development in the area of electronic design automation (EDA) and integrated circuit (IC) design and manufactu ...

, a group of vendors and users of electronic design automation tools *

Spirit (Belgium) Sociaal-Liberale Partij (, abbr. SLP; Dutch for Social Liberal Party) was a Belgian Flemish political party formed after dissolution of the moderate nationalist People's Union (''Volksunie'') party. Prior to 19 April 2008 it was known as Spir ...

, a name for the Social Liberal Party, a Flemish left-liberal political party *

Spirit AeroSystems Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. is an American Manufacturing, manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The company produces fuselage sections for Boeing's Boeing 737, 737 and Boeing 787 Dreaml ...

, an American manufacturer of structures for commercial airplanes *

Spirit Airlines Spirit Airlines, Inc. is an American ultra-low cost airline headquartered in Dania Beach, Florida, in the Miami metropolitan area. Spirit operates scheduled flights throughout the United States, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Spirit was the ...

, an American ultra-low-cost carrier *

Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class competitive drum and bugle corps, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Spirit of Atlanta is a member corps of Drum Corps International (DCI). History ''Sources:'' 1970s Spirit of Atlanta was founde ...

, based in Atlanta, Georgia *

Spirit DataCine Spirit DataCine is a telecine and a motion picture film scanner. This device is able to transfer 16 mm film, 16mm and 35mm movie film, 35mm Color motion picture film, motion picture film to NTSC or PAL television standards or one of many High-def ...

, a device for digitization of motion picture film *

Spirit DSP Spirit DSP is an international company that develops embedded software for real-time voice and video communication over IP networks – voice and video engines. Its voice and video software platform is used by carriers, mobile messaging apps, and s ...

, a company that develops software for voice and video communication *

Spirit Petroleum Spirit Petroleum is an American petroleum brand created in 2002 by the Petroleum Marketers Oil Corporation, LLC. The corporation, which is majority-owned by the Energy Marketers of America (EMA), has been based in Soap Lake, Washington since 2016 ...

, an American brand created by the Petroleum Marketers Oil Corporation *

Spirit Pub Company Spirit Pub Company plc (Spirit) was a pub and restaurant company in the United Kingdom based in Burton upon Trent and originally formed by Punch Taverns. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Greene King in June 20 ...

, in the United Kingdom based in Burton upon Trent * Spirit (Sirius), a Contemporary Christian music radio station

Film and television

* ''Spirit'' (franchise), a media franchise ** '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', a 2002 animated film that launched the franchise * ''The Spirit'' (2008 film), a film based on the Eisner comic * ''The Spirit'' (1987 film), an American made-for-television film based on the Eisner comic * ''Spirit'' (2012 film), a Malayalam satirical comedy film * ''Spirits'' (TV series), a 2004 Philippine fantasy series ** '' Spirits Reawaken'', a 2018 web series and remake of the 2004 show * "Spirits" (''Stargate SG-1''), a television episode * Spirit (''G.I. Joe''), a fictional character * Spirit (''She-Ra''), a fictional character * Spirit, a character from the ''

Ōban Star-Racers ''Ōban Star-Racers'' is an English-language French-Japanese anime television series created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel of Sav! The World Productions in association with multiple international companies. Originally produced as a short movie titled ...

'' animated television series

Music

Bands

Spirit (band) Spirit was an American rock band founded in 1967 and based in Los Angeles. Their most commercially successful single in the United States was " I Got a Line on You". They were also known for their albums, including their self-titled debut alb ...

, an American 1960s and 1970s rock band * Spirits (band), a 1995 male/female dance music duo from England

Albums

* ''Spirits'' (Albert Ayler album), 1966 * ''Spirit'' (Spirit album), 1968 * ''Spirits'' (Lee Konitz album), 1971 * ''Spirit'' (John Denver album), 1976 * ''Spirit'' (Earth, Wind & Fire album), 1976 * ''Spirit'' (Malachi Thompson album), 1983 * ''Spirits'' (Keith Jarrett album), 1985 * ''The Spirit'' (album), 1991 * ''Spirits'' (Gil Scott-Heron album), 1994 * ''Spirit'', a 1995 album by

Caroline Lavelle Caroline Lavelle is an English singer-songwriter and Cello, cellist who has created three solo albums and contributed vocals, music, and production help to many other artists and bands. Career Lavelle studied at the Royal College of Music in L ...

* ''Spirit'' (Sean Maguire album), 1996 * ''Spirit'' (Willie Nelson album), 1996 * ''Spirits'' (Misato Watanabe album), 1996 * ''Spirit'' (Jewel album), 1998 * ''Spirits'' (Pharoah Sanders album), 2000 * ''Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'' (soundtrack), 2002 * ''Spirit'', a 2006 album by

Apse In architecture, an apse (: apses; from Latin , 'arch, vault'; from Ancient Greek , , 'arch'; sometimes written apsis; : apsides) is a semicircular recess covered with a hemispherical Vault (architecture), vault or semi-dome, also known as an ' ...

* ''Spirit'' (Eluveitie album), 2006 * ''Spirit'' (J-Rocks album), 2007 * ''Spirit'' (Leona Lewis album), 2007 * ''Spirit'' (Preston Reed album), 2007 * ''Spirit'' (This Condition EP), 2010 * ''Spirit'' (Hitomi album), 2011 * ''Spirit'' (Reckless Love album), 2013 * ''Spirit'' (Amos Lee album), 2016 * ''Spirit'' (Depeche Mode album), 2017 * ''Spirits'' (Nothing More album), 2022

Songs

* "Spirit" by War from ''

The Black-Man's Burdon ''The Black-Man's Burdon'' is the second studio album and first double album by American band War (American band), Eric Burdon and War, released in December 1970 on MGM Records. It was the last album by the group before Burdon left and the rema ...

'', 1970 * "Spirit" by Van Morrison from ''

Common One ''Common One'' is the twelfth studio album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, released in 1980. The album was recorded over a nine-day period at Super Bear Studios, near Nice, on the French Riviera. Its title is in the lyrics of t ...

'', 1980 * "Spirit" (Bauhaus song), 1982 * "Spirit" by Faith No More from '' Introduce Yourself'', 1987 * "Spirit" by

Phuture Phuture is an American house music group from Chicago, founded in 1985 by Earl "Spanky" Smith Jr., Nathaniel Pierre Jones aka DJ Pierre, and Herbert "Herb J" Jackson. The group is renowned for inventing and defining the sound of acid house, a ...

, 1994 * "Spirits" (Meja song), 2000 * "Spirit" by Caesars from Paper Tigers, 2005 * "Spirit" by Ghost from ''

Meliora is a Latin adjective meaning "better". It is the neuter plural (nominative or Accusative case, accusative) form of the adjective "melior, -or, -us". It may be used in the accusative and substantively (i.e., as a noun) to mean "better things", ...

'', 2015 * "Spirits" (The Strumbellas song), 2015 * "Spirit" by

J Hus Momodou Lamin Jallow (born 26 October 1996) known professionally as J Hus, is a British rapper and singer who has been credited with pioneering the genre Afroswing. He is currently signed to Black Butter Records. He gained popularity in 2015 f ...

, 2017 * "Spirit" (Kwesta song), 2017 * "Spirit!!" by Band-Maid from ''

World Domination World domination (also called global domination, world conquest, global conquest, or cosmocracy) is a hypothetical power structure, either achieved or aspired to, in which a single political authority holds power over all or virtually all the i ...

'', 2018 * "Spirit" (Beyoncé song), 2019

Places

Spirit (community), Wisconsin Spirit is an unincorporated community located in the town of Spirit, Price County, Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minn ...

, an unincorporated US community * Spirit, Wisconsin, a US town

Sports

Washington Spirit The Washington Spirit are an American professional Association football, soccer team based in Washington, D.C. that competes in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). It is a continuation of the D.C. United Women of the USL W-League (1995� ...

, an American National Women's Soccer League team * Spirit (gamer) (born 1996), South Korean esports player *

Spirit Racing Spirit Racing was a racing car constructor and racing team from the United Kingdom. Founded in 1981, it participated in the 1982 European Formula Two Championship, moved to Formula One in (staying to the end of the season), then competing i ...

, a 1980s auto racing team *

Team Spirit (esports) Team Spirit is an international esports organization based in Belgrade. Founded in 2015, the organization currently has teams competing in ''Counter-Strike 2'', ''Dota 2'', ''Hearthstone'', '' Pubg Mobile'' and '' Mobile Legends: Bang Bang''. Th ...

, a Russian esports organization

Vehicles

Advanced Soaring Concepts Spirit The Advanced Soaring Concepts Spirit, also called the Advanced Soaring Concepts American Spirit, is an American mid-wing, T-tailed. single-seat, FAI Standard Class Glider (sailplane), glider that was designed by Tor Jensen and produced by Advan ...

, a single-seat glider *

AMC Spirit The AMC Spirit is a subcompact car sold by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1979 through 1983. Replacing the AMC Gremlin, the Spirit was available in two different body styles, both were two-door hatchbacks – but neither was marketed as ...

, a subcompact automobile built from 1979 to 1983 *

Northrop B-2 Spirit The Northrop B-2 Spirit, also known as the Stealth Bomber, is an American heavy strategic bomber, featuring low-observable stealth technology designed to penetrate dense anti-aircraft defenses. A subsonic flying wing with a crew of two ...

, a US Air Force stealth bomber *

Dodge Spirit The Dodge Spirit is a midsize automobile marketed by Dodge from the 1989 to the 1995 model years. Succeeding the Dodge Aries, Dodge Lancer, and Dodge 600 , the Spirit was marketed between the Shadow and the Dynasty within the Dodge product li ...

, a mid-size car built from 1989 to 1995 * ''Spirit''-class cruise ship, operated by Carnival Cruise Line and Costa Cruises *

Spirit (rover) ''Spirit'', also known as MER-A (Mars Exploration Rover – A) or MER-2, is a Mars rover, Mars robotic rover, active from 2004 to 2010. ''Spirit'' was operational on Mars for Timekeeping on Mars#Sols, sols or 3.3 Martian years ( days; '). It ...

(MER-A), one of two rovers in NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission * World Aircraft Spirit, a Colombian/American light-sport aircraft

Other uses

* Spirit (building), a skyscraper on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia *

Spirit (comics character) The Spirit is a fictional masked crimefighter appearing in American comic books. Created by cartoonist Will Eisner, he first appeared as the main feature of a tabloid (paper size), tabloid-sized comic book insert distributed in the Sunday editio ...

, title character of the comic strip ''The Spirit'' by Will Eisner *

Spirit (media personality) SPIRIT (born December 20, 1975) is an American television and radio personality, licensed therapist, author, and public speaker. Spirit first gained the attention of a national audience with appearances on The Tyra Banks Show in 2008. Professio ...

(born 1975), American television and radio personality * ''Spirit'' (sculpture), a statue depicting John Denver by Sue DiCicco in Colorado, US * '' Spirit: A Magazine of Poetry'', a 20th-century poetry magazine published by the Catholic Poetry Society of America * ''The Spirit'' (statue), a statue of Michael Jordan outside Chicago's United Center * Spirit Parser Framework, an object-oriented parser-generator framework *

37452 Spirit 37452 Spirit ( provisional designation ) is a dark Hildian asteroid from the outermost region of the asteroid belt, approximately 9 kilometers in diameter. The asteroid was discovered on 24 September 1960, by Dutch astronomers Ingrid and Cornel ...

, an asteroid named after the Mars rover * Spirit, an item introduced in ''

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is a 2018 crossover fighting game developed by Bandai Namco Studios and Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the fifth installment in the '' Super Smash Bros.'' series, succeeding ' ...