This meant that every Congress has had no less than two regular sessions, held annually. In the Sessions of Congress chart, such regular sessions are listed under the heading type in bold face, as either long or short, odd or even. An explanation of this terminology follows: Regular Sessions prior to the adoption of the 20th Amendment (1933)
Full Definition of SPIRITLESS. : lacking animation, cheerfulness, or courage. â spirÂ·itÂ·lessÂ·ly adverb. â spirÂ·itÂ·lessÂ·ness noun.See spiritless defined for English-language learners.ynonym Discussion of SPIRITLESS. languid, languorous, lackadaisical, listless, spiritless mean lacking energy or enthusiasm.
The English word spirit comes from the Latin spiritus, meaning  breath , but also spirit, soul, courage, vigor, ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *(s)peis.It is distinguished from Latin anima,  soul  (which nonetheless also derives from an Indo-European root meaning to breathe, earliest form *h2enh1-). Spirit, in this sense, means the thing that separates a living body from a corpseâand usually implies intelligence, consciousness, and sentience. 2  Latter-day Saint prophet Joseph Smith Jr. taught that the concept of spirit as incorporeal or without substance was incorrect: There is no such thing as immaterial matter.