spirits of wine

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noun

alcohol (def. 1).

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Origin of spirits of wine

First recorded in 1745–55

Words nearby spirits of wine

spirit rapping, spirits of ammonia, spirits of hartshorn, spirits of salt, spirits of turpentine, spirits of wine, spiritual, spiritual bouquet, spiritual incest, spiritualism, spiritualist

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How to use spirits of wine in a sentence

I guess we know how Bacchus kept his title as the god of wine and intoxication.
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We happily hoist our egg nog in the air, embrace each other, and raise our out-of-tune voices in song.
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First, though, he has to be shocked into recognizing the barren waste of his spiritual life – by spirits.
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HE ordered a lunch which he thought the girl would like, with wine to revive the faculties that he knew must be failing.
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And when wine had unselfed my noble father, you received his passionate insults with forbearance and forgiveness!
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After breakfast I hurried off to the station, where I met the others, everybody being in the highest spirits.
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You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
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“Let us have some of your best wine to-day, waiter,” said old Wardle, rubbing his hands.
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British Dictionary definitions for spirits of wine

spirits of wine

noun

(functioning as singular or plural) another name for alcohol (def. 1)

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