spirit away

as inkidnap
as inseize
as insnatch
as insteal
as inabduct

Synonyms for spirit away

verb abduct; hold for ransom

Antonyms for spirit away

Word Origin & History

mid-13c., "animating or vital principle in man and animals," from Old French espirit, from Latin spiritus "soul, courage, vigor, breath," related to spirare "to breathe," from PIE *(s)peis- "to blow" (cf. Old Church Slavonic pisto "to play on the flute").

Original usage in English mainly from passages in Vulgate, where the Latin word translates Greek pneuma and Hebrew ruah. Distinction between "soul" and "spirit" (as "seat of emotions") became current in Christian terminology (e.g. Greek psykhe vs. pneuma, Latin anima vs. spiritus) but "is without significance for earlier periods" [Buck]. Latin spiritus, usually in classical Latin "breath," replaces animus in the sense "spirit" in the imperial period and appears in Christian writings as the usual equivalent of Greek pneuma.

Meaning "supernatural being" is attested from c.1300 (see ghost); that of "essential principle of something" (in a non-theological sense, e.g. Spirit of St. Louis) is attested from 1690, common after 1800. Plural form spirits "volatile substance" is an alchemical idea, first attested 1610; sense narrowed to "strong alcoholic liquor" by 1670s. This also is the sense in spirit level (1768).

Example Sentences for spirit away

They would not allow him to resist, but fettered him and led his spirit away.

For some reason or other, those scoundrels have found it imperatively necessary to spirit away the body of Sir Charles.

It seemed to take all the spirit away from her, as if she did not care for books, lessons, or anything else.

The onlookers seized similar weapons and defended themselves, or drove the spirit away by threatening him with a small dog.

At this juncture comes by one of those sort of people who, it seems, made it their business to spirit away little children.

It had left its paw print in the earth beside Pierre's body when it took his spirit away.

An angel, noticing a lovely child in its cradle, and deeming it too pure for earth, bears its spirit away to Heaven.

She did not quite know what was the matter with her; it seemed as if something had suddenly knocked all her spirit away.

spirit away

Synonyms for spirit away

Antonyms for spirit away

kidnap

seize

seizing

snatch

snatched

spirit away

Synonyms for spirit away

Antonyms for spirit away

More words related to spirit away

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