spirit lamp

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noun

a lamp that burns methylated or other spirits instead of oil

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

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Education controls the transmission of values and molds the spirit before dominating the soul.
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Their authors promise that your spirit will be improved, your ambition honed, and your finances maximized by their advice.
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The moment where they enter the spirit portal symbolizes their evolution from being friends to being a couple.
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He should be free, filling the world with happiness, love and his fighting spirit.
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Then I read aloud from something that captures the Holiday Spirit.
Congress’ Gift That Keeps on Giving|P. J. O’Rourke|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
In Luke it is said, “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom.”
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
This seems to be contrary to the spirit and intent of the act, which is primarily to centralize reserves in Federal Reserve Banks.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
Thou fell spirit of pride, prejudice, ignorance, and mauvaise honte!
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846|Various
Light, the symbol of life's joy, seems to be the first language in which the spirit of beauty speaks to a child.
Children's Ways|James Sully

Medical definitions for spirit lamp

spirit lamp

n.

A lamp that burns alcohol or other liquid fuel and is used mainly for heating in laboratory work.

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