Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit proper noun: the person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either from (Eastern Orthodoxy) God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.
Proper noun (1)
the Holy Spirit
- The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either from (Eastern Orthodoxy) God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.
- In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
- The Holy Spirit is now the Spirit of Christ as it was once known by the title of the Spirit of God.1731, “Dialogue on the Holy Spirit”, in Alexander Campbell, editor, The Millennial Harbinger, volume 2, page 553
- Synonyms:
- Comforter, Paraclete, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, God the Holy Ghost, Perfecter of the Elect, The Spirit, Spirit of God, Spirit of the Lord, Spirit of Truth
- The spirit of God, especially the gifts of wisdom and prophecy.
- The spirit of God who delivers messages to humanity in the form of Manifestations of God.
Proper noun (2)
Holy Spirit
- The spirit of God, especially in its inspiration of prophets and quickening of fetuses.
- The archangel Gabriel.
Holy Spirit meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Holy Spirit in Hindi
- Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- पवित्र आत्मा pavitra ātmā, पाक रूह pāk rūh
Holy Spirit in Tamil
- Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- ஆவி āvi, பரிசுத்த ஆவி paricutta āvi, ஆவியானவர் āviyāṉavar, தூயாவியார் tūyāviyār
Holy Spirit in Marathi
- Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- पवित्र आत्मा pavitra ātmā
Holy Spirit in Urdu
- Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- روح القدس rūh-ul-qūds, پاک روح pāk rūh
More languagesFewer languages
- Holy Spirit in Bengali
- পবিত্র আত্মা ঈশ্বর pobitro atta iśśor
- Holy Spirit in Malayalam
- പരിശുദ്ധാത്മാവ് pariśuddhātmāvŭ
- Holy Spirit in Gujarati
- પવિત્રાત્મા pavitrātmā
- Holy Spirit in Tagalog
- Espiritu Santo
- Holy Spirit in Arabic
- الرُّوح الْقُدُس ar-rūḥ al-qudus
- Holy Spirit in Malay
- Roh Kudus
- Holy Spirit in Indonesian
- Roh Kudus
- Holy Spirit in Persian
- روح القدس ruh olquds, پاک روح pâk ruh, روحالقدس
- Holy Spirit in Thai
- พระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์ prá win-yaan bor-rí-sùt
- Holy Spirit in Vietnamese
- Thánh Thần, Thánh Linh
- Sindhi
- روح القدس roḥ ālqds
Synonyms of Holy Spirit
- Comforter
- Paraclete
- God the Holy Spirit
- Holy Ghost
- God the Holy Ghost
- Perfecter of the Elect
- The Spirit
- Spirit of God
- Spirit of the Lord
- Spirit of Truth
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Origin of Holy Spirit
From Late Middle English Holy Speryte, holy spiriet, holy spyryt, an alteration of earlier Middle English Holygost, Haliȝ Gast, holy goost (see Holy Ghost), equivalent to holy + Spirit.
A calque of Arabic رُوح الْقُدُس (rūḥ al-qudus, “Spirit of Holiness”), a calque of the Ancient Greek and Hebrew senses above.
Questions about Holy Spirit
- What does Holy Spirit mean?
- Holy Spirit means the person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either from (Eastern Orthodoxy) God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.
- What is Holy Spirit in Hindi?
- Holy Spirit in Hindi is पवित्र आत्मा (pavitra ātmā), पाक रूह (pāk rūh). See Holy Spirit meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Holy Spirit?
- Holy Spirit is a proper noun.
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