the spirit moves someone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. One desires or decides on something.

Word forms

the spirit moves someone

Etymology

Reflecting the senses of spirit as enthusiasm, as energy or will ( ≈ notion), or as mood (compare in the mood); sometimes also taken to be a reference to the Holy Spirit.

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