# spirit of wine

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Aqua vitae prepared by distilling wine.
2. Brandy that has been repeatedly distilled.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English spirit of wyn, calque of Latin spiritus vini.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/spirit-of-wine