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GOOD SPIRIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does good spirit mean?
• GOOD SPIRIT (noun)
The noun GOOD SPIRIT has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: GOOD SPIRIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A benevolent spirit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
eudaemon; eudemon; good spirit
Hypernyms ("good spirit" is a kind of...):
guardian angel; guardian spirit (an angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual)
Domain region:
Ellas; Greece; Hellenic Republic (a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil)
Context examples
You know I have a pretty good spirit of my own.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
Oh, for some good spirit to suggest a judicious and satisfactory response!
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
I saw Uriah watch her while she greeted us; and he reminded me of an ugly and rebellious genie watching a good spirit.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
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