Geist

Definitions of Geist
  1. noun
    that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
    synonyms: Psyche, Seele, Verstand
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    type of:
    Kenntnis, Kunde, Wissen
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  2. noun
    knowledge and intellectual ability
    synonyms: Verstand
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    type of:
    Geisteskraft, Geistesschärfe, Genie, Gescheitheit, Intelligenz, Verstandesschärfe
    the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
  3. noun
    a mental representation of some haunting experience
    synonyms: Gespenst, Spuk
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    type of:
    Illusion, Phantombild, Trugbild
    something existing in perception only
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