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der Geist (-er)
   mind, intellect; spirit, ghost

In diesem Schloss gehen Geister um.
This castle is haunted.
…und der Geist Gottes schwebte auf dem Wasser. (1. Mose)
And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. (Genesis)
Der Geist ist willig, aber das Fleisch ist schwach. (Sprichwort)
The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. (proverb)

Related:
Geist und Körper mind and body
der Heilige Geist the Holy Spirit/Ghost
geistig spiritual(ly), mental(ly), intellectual(ly); spirituous (alcoholic)
geistlich religious, sacred, spiritual
der Poltergeist poltergeist
der Zeitgeist spirit of the age/times

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