in spirit

prepositional phrase

Non-physically; in one's thoughts only.

“I can’t make it to the party, but I’ll be there in spirit.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Non-physically; in one's thoughts only.

    I can’t make it to the party, but I’ll be there in spirit.

    1 more example

    For I in spirit saw thee move ⁠Thro’ circles of the bounding sky; ⁠Week after week: the days go by: Come quick, thou bringest all I love.

    1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XVII”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 28
  2. In mood or manner.

    Her writing has undergone a transformation; her newer works differ from the older ones in spirit.

Translations

Māori ā-wairua
  • ā-wairuanon-physically
Swedish i anden
  • i andennon-physically
Cite this entry
APA

in spirit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20spirit

MLA

“in spirit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20spirit. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in spirit,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20spirit.

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