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spirit noun angel, anima, animation, apparition, ardor, boldness, bravery, character, characteristic quality, cheer, cheerfulness, complexion, courage, daring, dash, disposition, earnestness, energy, enterprise, enthusiasm, essence, essential part, fire, firmness, force, fortitude, frame of mind, gist, humor, hypostasis, immaterial substance, immortal part, ingenium, intent, life, liveliness, meaning, mettle, mood, nature, passion, psyche, purport, quintessence, resoluteness, resolution, sense, sentiment, significance, soul, sparkle, specter, spice, substance, supernatural being, temper, temperament, tenor, turn of mind, verve, vigor, vim, vital essence, vitality, vivacity, zeal
Associated concepts: spirit of the law

spirit verb actuate, animate, arouse, encourage, excitare, excite, exhilarate, exhort, impassion, impel, incitare, incite, inspire, inspirit, instigate, kindle, motivate, move, press, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, push, rouse, spur, stimulare, stimulate, stir up, urge on

See also: ardor, complexion, connotation, content, disposition, emotion, frame, gist, gravamen, inclination, life, meaning, motivate, phantom, prowess, specter, substance, tenor

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He's a charmer, a plumber's apprentice who can fix things, sell things and -- when the spirit moves him -- write a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel.

DULLNESS PREVENTS `BACKWARDS' FROM MOVING FORWARD by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

When the Spirit moves the community to grow and learn in a particular area of doctrine or ethics where error has been harmful, then part of responding to the Spirit's promptings entails honest admission of what went wrong.

GALILEO'S DAUGHTERS : What error looks like today by Johnson, Elizabeth A. / Commonweal

McDuck 5:00 PM Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers Ghost of a Chance 5:30 PM Goof Troop Midnight Movie Madness 6:00 PM Bonkers When the Spirit Moves You 6:30 PM DuckTales Hotel Strangeduck 7:00 PM 7:30 PM Screaming Meanies Winner 8:00 PM TBA 8:30 PM 9:00 PM TaleSpin In Search of Ancient Blunders 9:30 PM Bonkers Poltertoon 10:00 PM Shnookums & Meat Night of the Living Shnookums 10:30 PM Darkwing Duck Dead Duck 11:00 PM Gargoyles Outfoxed 11:30 PM Gargoyles Upgrade

Booooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Toon Disney Gets Into the Spirit of Halloween ... by Business Wire

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When does lease end/what are the obligations?
When many join in one act
When no time is limited
When the common law and statute law concur
When the foundation fails
When the law gives anything
When the law presumes the affirmative
when the spirit moves
whenever
Where there is equal equity
where to file auction case
Where two rights concur
whereabouts
Whereas
whereby

When The Rain Rain Rain Came Down
When the Rainbow Goddess Wept
When the Raven Flies
When the Raven Flies (film)
When the Red King Comes
When the River Meets the Sea
When The Road Ends
When the Roses Bloom Again
When the Saints Come Marching In
When the Saints Go Marching In
When The Saints Go Marching In (sport)
When The Saints Go Marching In/Sports
When the Seventh Bridge Falls
When the Shadows Beam
When the Shadows Beam (album)
When the Ship Comes In

when the shit hits the fan
when the shit hits the fan
When The Sinner
When the Sky Comes Down It Comes Down on Your Head
When the Sky Falls
When the Sky Turns Black
When the Sky Was Opened
When The Sleeper Wakes
when the spirit moves
When the Spirit Moves You
When the Stars Go Blue
When the Storm Comes Down
When the Storm Is Over
When the Stuff Hits the Fan
When the Sun Comes Out
When the Sun Goes Down
When the Sun Goes Down (album)

When the Sun Goes Down (Kenny Chesney album)
When the Sun Goes Down (song)
When the Sun Sleeps
When the Sun Sleeps
When the Tide Breaks
When the Tigers Broke Free
when the time comes
when the time comes
when the time comes
when the time is ripe
When the Tripods Came
When the Twerms Came
When the Tygers Broke Free
When the Walls Came Tumbling Down
When the Walls Came Tumbling Down (song)
When the Walls Come Tumbling Down

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