spirit

The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin "spiritus" ("breath").
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Spirit is a Belgian Flemish political party formed after the falling apart of the old moderate nationalistic Volksunie party, and currently forms an alliance (cartel) with the Social-Democrat SP.a. The Volksunie separated into two parties, the social liberal Spirit and the centre-right N-VA which forms a cartel with the Christian democratic party CD&V. The formation of a cartel is seen as a way in which Spirit and N-VA can guarantee their influence and position in Flemish and Belgian politics. The forming of the cartel led the liberal wing of the party to join the Vlaamse Liberalen en Democraten.
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n. spirit, ghost

n. vivacity, verve, energy

(n.)
A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a mark to denote aspiration; a breathing.
  

(n.)
A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf. Tincture.
  

(n.)
Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself.
  

(n.)
Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol, the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first distilled from wine): -- often in the plural.
  

(n.)
Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment).
  

(n.)
Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an elf.
  

(n.)
Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.
  

(n.)
Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to formal statement; also, characteristic quality, especially such as is derived from the individual genius or the personal character; as, the spirit of an enterprise, of a document, or the like.
  

(n.)
Life, or living substance, considered independently of corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart from any physical organization or embodiment; vital essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter.
  

(n.)
One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.
  

(n.)
Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt liquors.
  

(n.)
Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it has left the body.
  

(n.)
Stannic chloride. See under Stannic.
  

(n.)
Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be downhearted, or in bad spirits.
  

(n.)
Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed of active qualities.
  

(n.)
The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides; the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions, whether spiritual or material.
  

(v. t.)
To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.
  

(v. t.)
To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or off.