human spirit

collocation in English

meaningsofhumanandspirit

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human
adjective
uk
/ˈhjuː.mən/us
/ˈhjuː.mən/
being, relating to, or belonging to a person or to people as opposed ...
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spirit
noun
uk
/ˈspɪr.ɪt/us
/ˈspɪr.ət/
a particular way of thinking, feeling, or behaving, especially a way that is typical of a particular group of people, an activity, a time, or ...
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(Definition ofhumanandspiritfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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A climate of dependence can in time corrupt thehumanspirit.
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The book testifies to the intrinsic courage and resilience of thehumanspiritunder threat.
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They understood these achievements as the creations of mind or thehumanspirit.
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He often spoke about the "humanspirit" as a positive force that should be protected and respected.
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Rather than isolating man "above" nature, they sought to see inhumanspiritthe ultimate distillation of nature's own essence.
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To reject a religious account of existence is not necessarily to reject the significance of thehumanspirit.
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We have a group of systematic sciences - the cultural or moral sciences - which seek to objectify thehumanspirit.
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The main actor in nature is man, the development of thehumanspiritstrove for autonomy beyond nature.
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This violence seems endemic to thehumanspirit, and is not an exclusive feature of one or another oppressing culture.
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Thehumanspirit, however, endured.
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He talked about liberating thehumanspirit.
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We should never forget the strength of thehumanspirit.
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They are the values of thehumanspirit.
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Try to bring into this conflict thehumanspirit.
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Those are places of productivity for thehumanspirit.
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To imprison thehumanspiritis the unpardonable sin.
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But unemployment is something which endangers thehumanspirit.
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In my view, they are values of thehumanspirit.
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There is something in thehumanspiritthat is indomitable.
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It affronts my conscience, human dignity and thehumanspirit.
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We must nurture and not destroy thehumanspirit.
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You will rouse theirhumanspiritof moral indignation.
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Technology cannot of course engineer thehumanspirit, but it can assist independent spirits, becoming the extension of senses, nerves and memory.
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It destroys thehumanspiritand of the skills of young people.
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It is destructive of thehumanspirit, of families, and of the social fabric.
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