Emily Dickinson Lexicon

spirit (-'s, -s), n. [Fr. < L.] (webplay: body, soul).

1. Soul; heart; essence of a being; center of feeling.
2. Immaterial intelligence of man, independent of the body.
3. Disposition o f the mind; temperament; ardor; passion; [fig.] strength; vigor; determination.
4. God; Christ; Holy Ghost.
5. Vigor of intellect.