"That's not in the sprit of the Australia way," he told the ABC, adding the decision did not "stand up" with him.
BBC(Nov 24, 2016)
Superstition and belief in sprits is common in Buddhist-majority Myanmar.
Seattle Times(Nov 18, 2016)
“I may not like the little sprit very much, but I’m not cruel enough to buy him a lute with a sour neck.”
Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind(2007)