the spirit moves someone
Meanings
phrase
- One desires or decides on something.
Word forms
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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