party spirit

Definitions

1. 1

   A feeling or sense of celebration or enjoyment.

   • 'Americans always have such a lot of misdirected party spirit,' said Gosling. 'One came to a party I have two years ago and drank so much that he died soon after.'
   • [...] [Denis Parsons] Burkitt would enter the party spirit and spare no pains to entertain the guests. As soon as he could get away, he would proceed on his rounds, accompanied by his wife and his son.
   • None of them were particularly in the party spirit, and no one had attempted to speak once the band on the other side of the room had begun playing.
2. 2

   The feeling of common purpose and togetherness experienced or shown by members or…

   The feeling of common purpose and togetherness experienced or shown by members or supporters of a group, especially a political party, sometimes accompanied by unreasonable animosity towards members or supporters of other groups.

   • Party-Spirit was the great and uncontroulable Adviſer and Defender of all things: Its groſſeſt Miſrepreſentations were readily believed; its moſt furious Dictates moſt chearfully obeyed.

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