Holy+Ghost
111Holy water — In Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Eastern Catholic, Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, Oriental Orthodoxy and some other churches, holy water is water which has been sanctified by a priest or bishop for the purpose of baptism or for the blessing of… …
112holy — adj. (holier, holiest) 1 morally and spiritually excellent or perfect, and to be revered. 2 belonging to, devoted to, or empowered by, God. 3 consecrated, sacred. 4 used in trivial exclamations (holy cow!; holy mackerel!; holy Moses!; holy… …
113holy — /hoh lee/, adj., holier, holiest, n., pl. holies. adj. 1. specially recognized as or declared sacred by religious use or authority; consecrated: holy ground. 2. dedicated or devoted to the service of God, the church, or religion: a holy man. 3.… …
114Holy Spirit — noun (Christian) One of the three parts of the Holy Trinity, the others being the Father (God) and the Son (Jesus). Has superceded the term Holy Ghost in many Christian denominations. Syn …
115ghost — 1 noun (C) 1 the spirit of a dead person that some people think they can feel or see in a place: The ghosts of past landlords are said to haunt this pub. | ghost story: We used to scare each other by telling ghost stories at night. see also: Holy …
116Holy Spirit — Spirit Spir it, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] All of spirit… …
117Ghost — , Ghostly Ghost is the old Saxon word for spirit and is still used in the Name of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. Ghostly, the adjective form of the word, has been retained in the Prayer Book and means spiritual, e. g., in the… …
118ghost — A disembodied spirit, supposedly residing in sheol (Job 26:5; Isa. 14:9) and capable of being brought up by a professional medium (1 Sam. 28:12–14). The disciples mistake Jesus walking on the sea for a ghost (Mark 6:49) as they also do when they… …
119ghost — /goʊst / (say gohst) noun 1. the disembodied spirit of a dead person imagined as wandering among or haunting living persons. 2. a mere shadow or semblance: ghost of a chance. 3. (upper case) a spiritual being: Holy Ghost. 4. Obsolete spirit;… …
120Ghost, The Holy — See Holy Ghost …
