Rhodie spirit
- noun
- Jargon
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espíritu Rhodie
- The Rhodie spirit was evident as students decorated the campus for the big game.
Examples
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Wearing school colors is one way to show your Rhodie spirit at university events.
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Alumni often return to campus to recapture the Rhodie spirit during reunion weekend.
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The Rhodie spirit was evident during the homecoming parade.
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At Rhododendron University, Rhodie spirit brings everyone together.
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Alumni often return to campus to recapture the Rhodie spirit during reunion weekend.
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The Rhodie spirit was evident as students decorated the campus for the big game.
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Wearing school colors is one way to show your Rhodie spirit at university events.
Synonyms
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2.9
A feeling that makes people feel they belong and help each other
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7.9
A strong feeling of pride, loyalty, and togetherness that makes group members support each other
The energy or mood people feel in a group
Surface Forms
Morphology
Rhodie + spirit
This is a straightforward compositional noun + noun phrase: 'spirit' means the prevailing ethos or enthusiasm and 'Rhodie' functions as a proper name/demonym for a group, so together they mean the spirit of the Rhodie community. Given knowledge of the constituent words (including that 'Rhodie' refers to the named group), the meaning is directly derivable and follows the same pattern as common phrases like 'school spirit', making it transparent.
Etymology
Rhodie spirit may come from the friendly nickname Rhodie for students and the word spirit meaning 'enthusiasm' and 'togetherness'. Imagine people wearing school colours, cheering at games and helping each other — that lively picture explains why the phrase means a strong 'sense of community' at university events.