Definition of "spirits" []

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spirit. (verb)
• Distilled alcoholic beverages. (noun)
• Plural form of spirit. (noun)

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• "Before reaching that organ they divided up into minute channels, the _rete mirabile_ (πλεγμα μεγιστον θαυμα {plegma megiston thauma}), and passing into the brain became converted by the action of that organ into a yet higher type of spirits, the _animal spirits_ (πνευμα ψυχικον"
• "Purchased one liter of neutral grain spirits from the corner store."
• "If you put a light to it, it burns with a bright flame, and it is that substance which we know as spirits of wine."