Esprit or L'Esprit may refer to:
* the French word for
spirit; as a loanword:
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Enthusiasm
In modern usage, enthusiasm refers to intense enjoyment, interest, or approval expressed by a person. The term is related to playfulness, inventiveness, optimism, zest, verve, and high energy. The word was originally used to refer to a person ...
, intense interest or motivation
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Morale
Morale ( , ) is the capacity of a group's members to maintain belief in an institution or goal, particularly in the face of opposition or hardship. Morale is often referenced by authority figures as a generic value judgment of the willpower, ...
, motivation and readiness
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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 ...
"mind/spirit; intellect"
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Esprit (name) Esprit is a surname and given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the othe ...
, a given name and surname
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''Esprit'' (magazine), a periodical
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L'esprit
''Esprit'' is a French literary magazine. The magazine also deals with current events. It is based in Paris.
History and profile
Founded in October 1932 by Emmanuel Mounier, it was the principal review of personalist intellectuals of the time. ...
'', a 1990 album by In the Nursery
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Lotus Esprit
The Lotus Esprit is a sports car built by Lotus Cars from 1976 to 2004 at their Hethel, England factory. It has a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. Together with the Lotus Elise / Exige, it is one of Lotus' most long-lived models.
Th ...
, a car
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Esprit Holdings
Esprit Holdings Limited ( zh, t=思捷環球控股有限公司) is a global publicly traded retail company incorporated in Bermuda, with headquarters in North Point, Hong Kong, and further major locations in Ratingen, Germany; Amsterdam, Netherl ...
, a clothing manufacturer
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Esprit D'Air
Esprit D'Air ("Spirit of Air" in French) is a Japanese alternative metal band formed in 2010 with members from Japan and England who coalesced in London. The band is led and fronted by Kai, current guitarist from The Sisters of Mercy.
In 2013 ...
, a Japanese metal band
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, a cooperative government program
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, a signal processing method
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European System Providing Refueling, Infrastructure and Telecommunications, a planned module of the Lunar Gateway
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Esprit Systems, defunct computer terminal manufacturer
See also
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