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Definition: Holy Ghost |
Holy GhostNoun1. The third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Bible | Holy Ghost the third Person of the adorable Trinity. His personality is proved (1) from the fact that the attributes of personality, as intelligence and volition, are ascribed to him (John 14:17, 26; 15:26; 1 Cor. 2:10, 11; 12:11). He reproves, helps, glorifies, intercedes (John 16:7-13; Rom. 8:26). (2) He executes the offices peculiar only to a person. The very nature of these offices involves personal distinction (Luke 12:12; Acts 5:32; 15:28; 16:6; 28:25; 1 Cor. 2:13; Heb. 2:4; 3:7; 2 Pet. 1:21). His divinity is established (1) from the fact that the names of God are ascribed to him (Ex. 17:7; Ps. 95:7; comp. Heb. 3:7-11); and (2) that divine attributes are also ascribed to him, omnipresence (Ps. 139:7; Eph. 2:17, 18; 1 Cor. 12:13); omniscience (1 Cor. 2:10, 11); omnipotence (Luke 1:35; Rom. 8:11); eternity (Heb. 9:4). (3) Creation is ascribed to him (Gen. 1:2; Job 26:13; Ps. 104:30), and the working of miracles (Matt. 12:28; 1 Cor. 12:9-11). (4) Worship is required and ascribed to him (Isa. 6:3; Acts 28:25; Rom. 9:1; Rev. 1:4; Matt. 28:19). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
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Synonym: Holy GhostSynonym: Holy Spirit (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Deity | The Trinity, The Holy Trinity, The Trinity in Unity, The Triune God, God the Father Son and Holy Ghost. |
God the Holy Ghost, The Holy Spirit, Paraclete; The Comforter, The Spirit of Truth, The Dove. | |
Orthodoxy | The Church; Catholic Church, Universal Church, Apostolic Church, Established Church; temple of the Holy Ghost; Church of Christ, body of Christ, members of Christ, disciples of Christ, followers of Christ; Christian, Christian community; true believer; canonist; (theologian); Christendom, collective body of Christians. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Holy Ghost |
| English words defined with "Holy Ghost": Blessed Trinity ♦ Cordon bleu ♦ Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity ♦ Noetian ♦ The Spirit, trinity, tritheist. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "Holy Ghost": Baptism, Barbeliots ♦ Cerinthians, Christian Traditions, Clerical Vestments ♦ Dying Sayings ♦ Filioque Controversy ♦ Glory be to the Father ♦ Macedonians, Melchisedeoians ♦ Roodselken ♦ Spirit, Holy. (references) |
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Lyrics | The Father, Son, and the Holy Ghost (American Pie; performing artist: Don McLean) Well like the Barkay's singin' Holy Ghost ("Rapper's Delight"; performing artist: Sugarhill Gang) | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Holy Ghost People (1967) | |
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 | "Gas stations abandoned during the fuel crisis in the winter of 1973-74 were sometimes used for other purposes. This station at Potlatch, Washington, west of Olympia was turned into a religious meeting hall. Signs painted on the gas pumps proclaim 'fill up with the Holy Ghost . . . and Salvation.'". Credit: National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Environmental Protection Agency. |  | The Queen and her court of the Holy Ghost Festival arrive at church. Novato, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Part of the parade of the Holy Ghost Festival of the Portuguese-Americans at Novato, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | In the parade of the Festival of the Holy Ghost, a Portuguese-American celebration. Novato, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Queen and her maids at the Festival of the Holy Ghost, a Portuguese-American celebration. Novato, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | In front of the church during the Festival of the Holy Ghost, a Portuguese-American clecbration. Novato, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Festival of the Holy Ghost. Petaluma, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Crowd at the Portuguese-American Holy Ghost Festival. Petaluma, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Banners and flags in the fiesta of the Holy Ghost. Santa Clara, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Dinner at the fiesta of the Holy Ghost. Santa Clara, California. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Edward Gibbon | The evidence of the heavenly witnesses -- the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost -- would now be rejected in any court of Justice. |
Francis Bacon | The pencil of the Holy Ghost hath labored more in describing the afflictions of Job than the felicities of Solomon. |
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Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | That is the language of the Holy Ghost. |
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Expressions using "Holy Ghost": God the Father Son and Holy Ghost ♦ procession of the Holy Ghost ♦ the holy ghost. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
holy ghost | 141 |
holy ghost power | 17 |
holy ghost baptism | 14 |
father son holy ghost | 9 |
come holy ghost | 6 |
the church of the holy ghost | 5 |
receiving holy ghost | 5 |
baptism in the holy ghost | 4 |
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| Language | Translations for "Holy Ghost"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | الشيطان المارد (the holy ghost). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | светият дух (dove, the holy ghost). (various references) | |
Chinese | 聖靈 . (various references) | |
Greek | περιστέριο το ορθοφυές (dove orchid), Άγιο Πνεύμα. (various references) | |
Hungarian | szentlélek (holy spirit). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 聖霊 (the holy ghost). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | せいれい (cabinet order, diligence, ghost, government ordinance, industry, regulations, soul, spirit, the holy ghost). (various references) | |
Manx | Spyrryd Noo (Holy Spirit). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | olyhay ostghay.(various references) | |
Romanian | duhul sfânt (the holy ghost). (various references) | |
Russian | святой дух. (various references) | |
Spanish | el espíritu santo. (various references) | |
Swedish | helige ande. (various references) | |
Turkish | ruhülkudüs, kutsal ruh (holy spirit). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Peristeria elata. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 13, Verse 52 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oi de maqhtai eplhrounto caraV kai pneumatoV agiou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Discipuli quoque replebantur gaudio et Spiritu Sancto |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And the disciplis weren fillid with ioye and the Hooli Goost. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And the disciples were filled with ioye and with the holy goost. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And the disciples were full of joy and of the Holy Spirit. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 13, Verse 52 |
| Albanian | Dhe dishepujt ishin mbushur me gëzim dhe me Frymën e Shenjtë. |
| Cebuano | Ug ang mga tinun-an napuno sa kalipay ug sa Espiritu Santo. |
| Chinese | 門 徒 滿 心 喜 樂 、 又 被 聖 靈 充 滿 。 |
| Croatian | A uèenici su se ispunjali radošæu i Duhom Svetim. |
| Danish | Men Disciplene bleve fyldte med Glæde og den Helligånd. |
| Dutch | En de discipelen werden vervuld met blijdschap en met den Heiligen Geest. |
| Finnish | Ja opetuslapset tulivat täytetyiksi ilolla ja Pyhällä Hengellä. |
| French | tandis que les disciples étaient remplis de joie et du Saint Esprit. |
| German | Die Jünger aber wurden voll Freude und heiligen Geistes. |
| Hungarian | A tanítványok pedig betelnek vala örömmel és Szent Lélekkel. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Pengikut-pengikut di Antiokhia sangat gembira dan dikuasai Roh Allah. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka murid-murid itu pun penuhlah dengan sukacitanya dan dengan Rohulkudus. |
| Italian | mentre i discepoli erano pieni di gioia e di Spirito Santo. |
| Latvian | Bet mâcekïi bija prieka un Svçtâ Gara pilni. |
| Maori | Na ki tonu nga akonga i te hari, i te Wairua Tapu. |
| Norwegian | Men disiplene blev fylt av glede og den Hellige Ånd. |
| Portuguese | Os discípulos, porém, estavam cheios de alegria e do Espírito Santo. |
| Rumanian | kn timp ce ucenicii erau plini de bucurie wi de Duhul Sfknt. |
| Russian | б ХЮЕОЙЛЙ ЙУРПМОСМЙУШ ТБДПУФЙ Й дХИБ уЧСФБЗП. |
| Shuar | Yusa Wakanísha Pimiútkamu ásar Yus-shuarka ti warasarmiayi. |
| Spanish | Y los discípulos estaban llenos de gozo y del Espíritu Santo. |
| Swahili | Lakini hao wafuasi walikuwa wamejaa furaha na Roho Mtakatifu. |
| Swedish | Och lärjungarna uppfylldes alltmer av glädje och helig ande. |
| Uma | Topetuku' Pue' Yesus hi Antiokhia, nakuasai-ramo Inoha' Tomoroli' pai' goe' lia nono-ra. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "g-h-h-l-o-o-s-t-y" | |
-2 letters: ghostly, soothly. | |
-3 letters: ghosty, golosh, hostly, tholos. | |
-4 letters: ghost, glost, goosy, holts, hooly, hoots, hooty, hotly, logos, loots, lotos, ology, shool, shoot, sloth, sooth, sooty, sotol, stogy, stool, tools, toyos, yoghs. | |
-5 letters: goos, gosh, goys, hogs, hols, holt, holy, hoot, host, hots, hoys, logo, logs, logy, loos, loot, lost, loth, lots, oohs, oots, shog. | |
| Words containing the letters "g-h-h-l-o-o-s-t-y" | |
+4 letters: ichthyologies, ichthyologist. | |
+5 letters: histopathology, ichthyologists. | |
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