Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
SPIRIT
I. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, espirit, spirit, from Latin spiritus, literally, breath, from spirare to blow, breathe
Date: 13th century
an animating or vital principle held to give life to physical organisms, a supernatural being or essence: as, Holy Spirit , soul 2a, an often malevolent being that is bodiless but can become visible, a malevolent being that enters and possesses a human being, temper or disposition of mind or outlook especially when vigorous or animated , the immaterial intelligent or sentient part of a person,
5. the activating or essential principle influencing a person , an inclination, impulse, or tendency of a specified kind ; mood ,
6. a special attitude or frame of mind , the feeling, quality, or disposition characterizing something , a lively or brisk quality in a person or a person's actions, a person having a character or disposition of a specified nature, a mental disposition characterized by firmness or assertiveness , 1
0. distillate 1: as, the liquid containing ethyl alcohol and water that is distilled from an alcoholic liquid or mash, any of various volatile liquids obtained by distillation or cracking (as of petroleum, shale, or wood), a usually volatile organic solvent (as an alcohol, ester, or hydrocarbon), 1
1. prevailing tone or tendency , general intent or real meaning , an alcoholic solution of a volatile substance , enthusiastic loyalty , god 1b, see: courage
II. transitive verb
Date: 1608
to infuse with spirit, to carry off usually secretly or mysteriously