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Ghost of God

Ghost of God proper noun: an epithet of the Holy Spirit.

Proper noun

Ghost of God

  1. (rare) An epithet of the Holy Spirit.
    • And we should not alter any word in the Scripture, which wholly is ministered unto us by the Ghost of God.1809, Thomas Cranmer, The Life, Martyrdom, and Selections from the Writings of Thomas Cranmer, page 99
    • It was the emergence of the Ghost of God, the Spirit of God that had now experienced the incarnation of Himself in the Flesh of His own Word, Jesus...and He (The Holy Ghost) speaks (Hebrews 12:24-29)!2019, Derick Virgil, The Holy Ghost: He is the Blood of Jesus, page 122

Origin of Ghost of God

From Middle English gost of God, gaste of Godd.

Questions about Ghost of God

What does Ghost of God mean?
Ghost of God means an epithet of the Holy Spirit.
What part of speech is Ghost of God?
Ghost of God is a proper noun.

Words near Ghost of God in the dictionary

  1. ghost nudibranchs
  2. Ghost of Christmas Future
  3. Ghost of Christmas Past
  4. Ghost of Christmas Present
  5. Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
  6. Ghost of God
  7. ghost orchid
  8. ghost orchids
  9. ghost peak
  10. ghost peaks
  11. ghost pepper

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