Spirit or spirits may refer to:

Liquor and other volatile liquids

* Spirits, a.k.a.

liquor Liquor (or a spirit) is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar, that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation. Other terms for liquor include: spirit drink, distilled beverage or hard ...

, distilled alcoholic drinks * Spirit or

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 * Volatile (especially flammable) liquids, such as **

Ethanol Ethanol (abbr. EtOH; also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound. It is an Alcohol (chemistry), alcohol with the chemical formula . Its formula can be also written as or (an ethyl ...

, also known as drinking alcohol **

Gasoline Gasoline (; ) or petrol (; ) (see ) is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines (also known as petrol engines). It consists mostly of organic co ...

(or petrol), 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 classified as an ether; the term is used ...

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

White spirit White spirit (AU, UK & 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), turpentine substitu ...

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

Spirituality and mood

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 * Spirit (vital essence), the non-corporeal essence of a being or entity **

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'', an ancient Greek word for 'breath' or 'wind', but also 'spirit' or 'soul' **

Soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

, the spiritual part of a living being, often regarded as immortal ** Mind-body dualism, 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. Its semantic field corresponds to English ghost, spirit, mind, intellect. Some English translators resort to using "spirit/mind" or "spirit (mind)" to he ...

'', a German word corresponding to ghost, spirit, mind or intellect ** ''Psyche'' (psychology), a Greek word for 'soul' or 'spirit' and used in psychology ** Genius (mythology), a Latin word for a divine spirit present in every individual person, place, or thing * Spirit, a

supernatural Supernatural refers to phenomena or entities that are beyond the laws of nature. The term is derived from Medieval Latin , from Latin (above, beyond, or outside of) + (nature) Though the corollary term "nature", has had multiple meanings si ...

and

incorporeal Incorporeality is "the state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless; immateriality; incorporealism." Incorporeal (Greek: ἀσώματος) means "Not composed of matter; having no material existence." Incorporeality is a quality of souls, s ...

or immaterial being **

Spirit world (Spiritualism) The spirit world, according to Spiritualism, is the world or realm inhabited by spirits, both good or evil of various spiritual manifestations. Whereas religion regards an inner life, the spirit world is regarded as an external environment for sp ...

, the world or realm inhabited by spirits **

Ghost A ghost is the soul or spirit of a dead person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visible wispy shapes, to rea ...

, the soul or spirit of a deceased person or animal that can appear to the living **

Deity A deity or god is a supernatural being who is considered divine or sacred. The ''Oxford Dictionary of English'' defines deity as a god or goddess, or anything revered as divine. C. Scott Littleton defines a deity as "a being with powers greate ...

, a being considered divine or sacred **

Angel In various theistic religious traditions an angel is a supernatural spiritual being who serves God. Abrahamic religions often depict angels as benevolent celestial intermediaries between God (or Heaven) and humanity. Other roles include ...

, a spiritual being **

Demon A demon is a malevolent supernatural entity. Historically, belief in demons, or stories about demons, occurs in religion, occultism, literature, fiction, mythology, and folklore; as well as in media such as comics, video games, movies, ani ...

, an evil spirit **

Tutelary deity A tutelary () (also tutelar) is a deity or a spirit who is a guardian, patron, or protector of a particular place, geographic feature, person, lineage, nation, culture, or occupation. The etymology of "tutelary" expresses the concept of safety and ...

, a guardian spirit **

Jinn Jinn ( ar, , ') – also Romanization of Arabic, romanized as djinn or Anglicization, anglicized as genies (with the broader meaning of spirit or demon, depending on sources) – are Invisibility, invisible creatures in early Arabian mytho ...

, a morally ambivalent invisible entity, partly physical in nature. **A being in a vision * Spirit, nature or conception of a deity or their influence **

Holy Spirit In Judaism, the Holy Spirit is the divine force, quality, and influence of God over the Universe or over his creatures. In Nicene Christianity, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost is the third person of the Trinity. In Islam, the Holy Spirit acts as ...

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

Pneumatology Pneumatology refers to a particular discipline within Christian theology that focuses on the study of the Holy Spirit. The term is derived from the Greek word ''Pneuma'' ( πνεῦμα), which designates "breath" or "spirit" and metaphoricall ...

, the study of the Holy Spirit in Christian theology ** Great Spirit, conception of a supreme being prevalent among some Native American and First Nations cultures * Spirit, a mood, usually in reference to a good mood or optimism ("high spirits") ** Enthusiasm * 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. This can apply to any type of school, from elementary schools to universities. Members of a school can manifest spirit in the exhibition of sc ...

, a sense of a supportive community at an educational institution ** Team spirit, such as that encouraged by team building 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 (; 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 Spirit, and i ...

, a name for the Social Liberal Party, a Flemish left-liberal political party * Spirit Airlines, 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 With Freddy Martin as corps di ...

, based in Atlanta, Georgia * Spirit DataCine, a device for digitization of motion picture film * Spirit DSP, 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) ''Spirit'' was a Contemporary Christian music radio station on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 66 and DISH Network channel 6066. As of 2004, Scott Lindy, director of country programming for Sirius, was overseeing operations for the station.Stark, P ...

, a Contemporary Christian music radio station

Film and television

* '' Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron'', a 2002 animated film * ''

The Spirit The Spirit is a fictional masked crimefighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner. He first appeared June 2, 1940, as the main feature of a 16-page, tabloid (paper size), tabloid-sized, newsprint comic book insert distributed in the Sunday editio ...

'', a 2008 film based on the Eisner comic * ''

Spirit Spirit or spirits may refer to: Liquor and other volatile liquids * Spirits, a.k.a. liquor, distilled alcoholic drinks * Spirit or tincture, an extract of plant or animal material dissolved in ethanol * Volatile (especially flammable) liquids, ...

'', a 2012 Malayalam satirical comedy film * '' Spirits'', a 2004 Philippine fantasy series * "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 is a 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 ''Molly Star Racer'', a television serie ...

'' 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 album ...

, an American 1960s and 1970s rock band *

Spirits (band) Spirits is a male/female dance music duo from England, who scored two entries on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1995. Members are Mozez, Osmond Wright and Beverly Thomas. Their debut single, "Don' ...

, 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 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 London. ...

* ''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'', a 2006 album by

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

* ''Spirit'' (Eluveitie album), 2006 * ''Spirit'' (J-Rocks album), 2007 * ''Spirit'' (Leona Lewis album), 2007 * ''Spirit'' (Preston Reed album), 2007 * ''Spirit'' (This Condition album), 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 a double album by 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 remaining band continued as War. The title is a pun on ...

'', 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 ''Introduce Yourself'' is Faith No More's second studio album, released in 1987. Due to the limited availability of the first album, ''We Care a Lot'' (until it was re-released on CD years later), many, including the band, once considered this ...

'', 1987 * "Spirit" by Phuture, 1994 * "Spirits" (Meja song), 2000 * "Spirit" by Ghost from ''

Meliora ''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 ...

'', 2015 * "Spirits" (The Strumbellas song), 2015 * "Spirit" by J Hus, 2017 * "Spirit" (Kwesta song), 2017 * "Spirit!!" by Band-Maid from '' World Domination'', 2018 * "Spirit" (Beyoncé song), 2019

Places

Spirit (community), Wisconsin Spirit is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community located in the town of Spirit, Wisconsin, Spirit, Price County, Wisconsin, Price County, Wisconsin, United States. Spirit is located at the junction of Wisconsin Highway 86 and Wisconsin ...

, an unincorporated US community *

Spirit, Wisconsin Spirit is a town in Price County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 315 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Spirit is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total ar ...

, a US town

Sports

* Spirit (''League of Legends'' player) (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, then in Formula One between and , before competing in the 1988 F3000 season b ...

, a 1980s auto racing team

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 that was designed by Tor Jensen and produced by Advanced Soaring Concep ...

, a single-seat glider *

AMC Spirit The AMC Spirit is a subcompact car, subcompact marketed by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1979 until 1983 as a Facelift (automobile), restyled replacement for the AMC Gremlin, Gremlin. The Spirit shared the Gremlin's Automobile platform ...

, a subcompact automobile built from 1979 to 1983 *

B-2 Spirit The Northrop (later Northrop Grumman) 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 ...

, a US Air Force stealth bomber * Dodge Spirit, 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 The World Aircraft Spirit is a Colombian/ American amateur-built aircraft, designed by Max Tedesco and produced by World Aircraft Company. The aircraft was publicly introduced at AirVenture in 2011 and production is expected to commence in 2014. ...

, a Colombian/American light-sport aircraft

Other uses

Spirit (building) Spirit, also known as Iluka, was a proposed residential skyscraper under construction on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Upon completion, it would have become the tallest building in Australia to roof, and the se ...

, a skyscraper on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia *

Spirit (comics character) The Spirit is a fictional masked crimefighter created by cartoonist Will Eisner. He first appeared June 2, 1940, as the main feature of a 16-page, tabloid (paper size), tabloid-sized, newsprint 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 * ''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 Cornelis ...

, an asteroid named after the Mars rover * Spirit, an item introduced in '' Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''