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moving spirit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Someone who provides significant impetus or guidance in a given venture, movement, enterprise etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: շարժիչ ուժ (šaržičʻ už) — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 策划人 — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 倡导者 — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Dutch: drijfveer — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Dutch: drijvende kracht — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Finnish: sielu — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • French: âme — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • German: treibende Kraft — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Portuguese: espírito (aventureiro, empreendedor) — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Russian: дви́жущая си́ла (dvížuščaja síla) — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Russian: душа́ де́ла (dušá déla) — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Russian: заводи́ла (zavodíla) — provider of significant impetus or guidance
  • Tamil: தாய்ச்சி (tāycci) — provider of significant impetus or guidance