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Holy Ghost

Holy Ghost proper noun: the person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence, which becomes present in and among the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and is considered to proceed either (Eastern Orthodoxy) from God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.

Proper noun (1)

the Holy Ghost

  1. The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence, which becomes present in and among the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and is considered to proceed either (Eastern Orthodoxy) from God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.
    • Now the birth of Iesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Ioseph (before they came together) shee was found with childe of the holy Ghost.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 1:18
    • O God the Holy Ghost, Perfecter of the Elect, Have Mercy on us.1728, “The Litany of the Saints and Angels”, in A Manual of Prayers and Other Christian Devotions, page 50
    Synonyms:
    God the Holy Ghost, others at Holy Spirit

Noun

Holy Ghost (uncountable)

  1. The plant Angelica archangelica.

Proper noun (2)

Holy Ghost

  1. A name of several barangays in Baguio, Benguet, Philippines.

Holy Ghost meaning in Tamil

Holy Ghost in Tamil

பரிசுத்த ஆவி

Examples of Holy Ghost in a sentence

  • I baptise thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.1899, “Lay Baptism”, in The Catholic's Pocket Prayer-Book, page 4:
  • A man may even communicate unworthily, and yet, so be it he sin not against the Holy Ghost, he may find forgiveness.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:

Synonyms of Holy Ghost

Forms of Holy Ghost

alternative formHolyghost

Origin of Holy Ghost

From Middle English Holi Gost, from Old English Hāliġ Gāst, a calque of Latin Spīritus Sānctus, which in turn is a calque of Ancient Greek Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Pneûma tò Hágion), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “breath, vital force, soul”) + ἅγιος (hágios, “holy”)), a calque of Hebrew רוּחַ הָקֹדֶשׁ (rûaḥ hā-qōḏeš), from רוּחַ (rûaḥ, “wind, breath, spirit”) + קֹדֶשׁ (qōḏeš, “holiness”), from earlier רוּחַ יְהֹוָה/יַהְוֶה (rûaḥ Yəhōwā/Yahəweh, “wind of Jehovah/Yahweh”).

Named after the Convent of the Holy Ghost Sisters, which was present in the area. Currently, the land of the convent is owned by the Iglesia ni Cristo within Holy Ghost Hill Proper.

Words formed from Holy Ghost

Questions about Holy Ghost

What does Holy Ghost mean?
Holy Ghost means the person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence, which becomes present in and among the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and is considered to proceed either (Eastern Orthodoxy) from God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.
What is Holy Ghost in Tamil?
Holy Ghost in Tamil is பரிசுத்த ஆவி. See Holy Ghost meaning in Tamil.
How do you use Holy Ghost in a sentence?
I baptise thee in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
What part of speech is Holy Ghost?
Holy Ghost can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near Holy Ghost in the dictionary

  1. holy fools
  2. Holy Foreskin
  3. Holy Friday
  4. holy fuck
  5. holy fudge
  6. Holy Ghost
  7. Holy Ghost Extension
  8. Holy Ghost Hill Proper
  9. Holy Ghost soup
  10. holy ghoster
  11. holy ghosters

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Holy Ghost (page history and authors); holy ghost (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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