spiritism (spiritizm)

Same as spiritualism, 3. spiritist (spir'i-tist), n. [ Those strange forces, equally occult, the mesmeric and the spiritistic. Howells, Undiscovered Country, p. 16. spirit-lamp (spir'it-lamp), п . See lamp1 . spirit leaf (spir'it-lēf), n. The many root, Ru ellia tuberosa. Also spirit weed . [West Indies.] spiritle (spir'it-les), a. [ spirit + -le .] 1. Having no breath; extinct; dead. IMG:content-1771.png:[blocks in formation] spiritle Why are you still so sad? you take our edge off; You make us dull and spiritle . Fletcher, Double Marriage, ii. 1. spiritle ly (spir'it-les-li), adv. In a spiritle manner; without spirit; without exertion. Dr. H. More, Epistles to the Seven Churches, ix. spirit-level (spir'it-level), n. See levell, 1.Spirit-level quadrant. See quadrant. spiritlyt (spir'it-li), a. [ Pride, you know, must be foremost; and that comes out like a Spaniard, with daring look, and a tongue thundering out braves, mounted on a spiritly jennet named Insolence. Rev. T. Adams, Works, II. 420. (Davies.) spirit-merchant (spir'it-merchant), n. A merchant who deals in spirituous liquors. Pspirituous liquors spirit-meter (spir'it-meter), n. An instrument or apparatus for measuring the quantity of spirit which pa es through a pipe or from a still. Various forms are in use as a rotating drum of known capacity, a piston moving in a cylinder of known capacity and recording its pulsations, ve els of known capacity which are alternately filled and emptied, or a form of rotary pump recording its revolutions. E. Η. Knight. spiritoso (spir-i-tō'sō), adv. [It.; = E. spiritous.] In music, with spirit, energy, or animation. Also spirituoso. spiritous to us (spir'i-tus), (spir'i-tus), a. [= It. spiritoso, More refined, more spiritous , and pure. Milton, P. L., v. 475. 21. Burning; ardent; fiery; active.-3. Same as spirituous. [Rare.]