Collocations for spirit - noun

human
It is a testimony to the triumph of the human spirit.

in spirit
I will be with you in spirit.

flagging (esp. BrE)

keep up, lift, raise
We sang songs to keep our spirits up.

revive
break, dampen
A string of defeats has failed to dampen the team's spirits.

lift, rise

in good, high, low, poor, etc. spirits
She isn't in the best of spirits today.
My mother was in excellent spirits.

guiding, leading (esp. BrE), moving
She was a guiding spirit in primary education.

generous
mean
brave, proud
free, independent
kindred
He found kindred spirits in the peace movement.

great, tremendous (esp. BrE)
adventurous, competitive, fighting, indomitable, pioneer, pioneering
the indomitable American spirit

be full of, have
She has plenty of fighting spirit.

display, show
break

with spirit
He sang with great spirit.

broken in spirit
They tortured him until he was broken in spirit.

community, party, public, team

have
develop, foster, promote

right
They have the right spirit!

essential, genuine, true
carefree
democratic, revolutionary
creative
entrepreneurial
can-do (informal, esp. AmE)
Christmas, festive (esp. BrE), holiday (esp. AmE)

have
enter into, get into
I was just getting to the spirit of things when the party suddenly ended.

bring
They brought the spirit of carnival to their concerts.

capture, embody, reflect, represent
That song really captures the spirit of the times.
She embodies the spirit of revolution.

in a spirit of
Both sides have come together in a spirit of goodwill.
They are all working together in a spirit of cooperation.

spirit of
a spirit of adventure

be closer in spirit to sth, be similar in spirit to sth
be faithful to the spirit of sth, be true to the spirit of sth
The movie is true to the spirit of the book.

a generosity of spirit
She exudes a warmth and generosity of spirit.

in the right spirit
the spirit of the age, the spirit of the times
the spirit of Christmas, the spirit of the season
I'm trying to get in the spirit of the holiday season.

obey
be against, be contrary to, go against, violate
an edict that violates the spirit of the Geneva Convention

the spirit of the law
The referee should try to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law.

ancestral
evil, malevolent
restless
Owls were believed to be restless spirits who had returned to earth.

conjure up, contact, invoke, summon, summon up
exorcize, ward off
She slept with a cross under the pillow to ward off evil spirits.

be possessed by

live on
Many people believe the spirit lives on after death.

move sb (often figurative)
Make a donation to the charity if the spirit moves you.

guide
My spirit guide cares for me and protects me.

world

body, mind and spirit
healing for body, mind and spirit

the Holy Spirit
the spirits of the dead

bottle, measure (BrE)
a single measure of spirits

drink