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spirit1 1. the force or principle of life that animates the body of living things 2. a. an incorporeal being, esp the soul of a dead person b. (as modifier): spirit world spirit2 1. any distilled alcoholic liquor such as brandy, rum, whisky, or gin 2. Chem a. an aqueous solution of ethanol, esp one obtained by distillation b. the active principle or essence of a substance, extracted as a liquid, esp by distillation 3. Pharmacol a. a solution of a volatile substance, esp a volatile oil, in alcohol b. (as modifier): a spirit burner 4. Alchemy any of the four substances sulphur, mercury, sal ammoniac, or arsenic spirit [′spir·ət] (food engineering) A flammable liquid mixture of water and ethyl alcohol that is separated from an alcoholic liquid or mash by distillation during the manufacture of whiskey. (organic chemistry) A solution of alcohol and a volatile substance, such as an essential oil. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Their ideas invoke supernatural entities and events, the existence of which cannot be subject to laboratory testing and hence lie outside the realm of science. Such statements are usually understood in supernatural terms, when in fact, they do not make any commitments to an ontology of supernatural entities. Minds are not supernatural entities but personal experiences produced when brains are in a state of awareness of their own functioning, most probably a state created through the complex intercommunication between and among brain subcomputers for vision, hearing, language, attention, and other cognitive and perceptual functions. |
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