Holy Spirit

English Etymology 1 From Late en enm Holy Speryte, enm holy spiriet, enm holy spyryt, an alteration of earlier enm Holygost, enm Haliȝ Gast, enm holy goost (see en Holy Ghost), equivalent to en holy Spirit. Pronunciation en en-us-Holy Spirit.ogg Mid-Atlantic US Proper noun Holy Spirit 1 en Christianity 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 en Eastern Orthodoxy God the Father alone or en Roman Catholicism from Him together with God the Son. en In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. en 1731 Alexander Campbell The Millennial Harbinger 2 Dialogue on the Holy Spirit http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AOYqAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA553&dq=%22holy+spirit%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=3834TtnvJYqr8AOEpc2yAQ&ved=0CD4Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=%22holy%20spirit%22&f=false 553 The Holy Spirit is now the Spirit of Christ as it was once known by the title of the Spirit of God. en Judaism The spirit of God, especially the gifts of wisdom and prophecy. en Baháʼí Faith The spirit of God who delivers messages to humanity in the form of Manifestations of God. Usage notes This expression has superseded en Holy Ghost in many Christian denominations and Bible translations. Synonyms en Christian: person of the Holy Trinity God the Holy Spirit Holy Ghost,God the Holy Ghost Comforter,Paraclete The en Spirit, en Spirit of God, en Spirit of the Lord, en Spirit of Truth, en Spirit of Verity, en Spirit of Light Perfecter of the Elect en Jewish: attribute of God Shekinah The en Spirit, en Spirit of God, en Spirit of the Lord Holonyms Christian: person of the Holy Trinity The Godhead, The Trinity Coordinate terms Christian: person of the Holy Trinity en God, en God the Father; Jesus Christ, God the Son Translations Christian: person of the Holy Trinity Afrikaans: af Heilige Gees Aghwan: xag 𐕆𐔴𐔾𐕒𐕡𐕇 𐕌𐕒𐕡𐕟𐕒𐕡𐕙, xag 𐕆𐔴𐔾 𐔱𐔼𐕀𐔰𐕃𐕒𐕡𐕘𐔶 Akan: ak Honhom Kronkron Albanian: sq Shpirti i Shenjtë m Amharic: am መንፈስ ቅዱስ Ao: Chungli Ao: njo-jgl Tanela Temeshi Arabic: ar الرُّوح الْقُدُس m Aramaic: Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: aii ܪܘܼܚܵܐ ܕܩܘܼܕܫܵܐ Ruḳa d-qudša Armenian: hy Սուրբ Հոգի Asturian: ast Espíritu Santu m Azerbaijani: az Müqəddəs Ruh Basque: eu Espiritu Santua Belarusian: be Святы́ Дух m Bengali: bn পবিত্র আত্মা ঈশ্বর Breton: br Spered Santel m Bulgarian: bg Свети Дух m Carpathian Rusyn: rue Святый Дух Catalan: ca Esperit Sant m Cherokee: chr ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ Chichewa: ny Mzimu Woyera Chinese: Cantonese: yue 聖靈 sing3 ling4, yue 聖神 sing3 san4 Catholic Hakka: hak 聖靈 Sṳn-Lìn, hak 聖神 Sṳn-Sṳ̀n Hokkien: nan-hbl 聖神 Sèng-sîn, nan-hbl 聖靈 Sèng-lêng Mandarin: cmn 聖靈 Shènglíng, cmn 聖神 Shèngshén Catholic Wu: wuu 聖神 Chuvash: cv Сӑваплӑ Хакал Corsican: co Spiritu Santu m Czech: cs Duch Svatý Danish: da Helligånden c definite form Dutch: nl Heilige Geest m Esperanto: eo Sankta Spirito Estonian: et Püha Vaim Faroese: fo Heilaga andan Finnish: fi Pyhä Henki French: fr Esprit-Saint m, fr Saint-Esprit m Frisian: Saterland Frisian: stq Helige Jeest m West Frisian: fy Hillige Geast m Friulian: fur Spirtussant m Galician: gl Espírito Santo m Georgian: ka სულიწმინდა Old Georgian: oge სული German: de Heiliger Geist m Alemannic German: gsw Heilige Geist Gothic: got 𐌰𐌷𐌼𐌰 𐍃𐌰 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰 m Greek: el Άγιο Πνεύμα n, el Παράκλητος m Ancient Greek: grc Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον n Gujarati: gu પવિત્રાત્મા n Haitian Creole: ht Sentespri Hebrew: he רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ m Rūaḥ haqqōḏeš Hindi: hi पवित्र आत्मा, hi पाक रूह f Hungarian: hu Szentlélek Iban: iba Roh Kudus Icelandic: is Heilagur andi m Igbo: ig Mmuo Nso Indonesian: id Roh Kudus Ingrian: izh Pyhä Henki Interlingua: ia Spirito Sancte Irish: ga Spiorad Naomh m An Spiorad Naomh, ga Naomhspiorad m An Naomhspiorad Italian: it Spirito Santo m Japanese: ja 聖霊 せいれい, Seirei Javanese: jv Roh Kudus Kazakh: kk Киелі Рух Korean: ko 성신 (聖神), ko 성령 (聖靈), ko 주님 Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb گیانێ پیرۆز, ckb ڕۆحی پیرۆز Northern Kurdish: kmr Giyanê Pîroz Kyrgyz: ky Касиеттүү Рух Lao: lo ພະວິນຍານບໍລິສຸດ Latin: la Spīritus Sānctus Latvian: lv Svētais Gars m Limburgish: li Hèlge Geis Montfortian Lingala: ln Molímo Mosántu Lithuanian: lt Šventoji Dvasia f Lombard: lmo Spirit Sant m Low German: Dutch Low Saxon: nds-nl Heilige Geest Luxembourgish: lb Hellege Geescht m Macedonian: mk Свет Дух f Malagasy: mg Fanahy Masina Malay: ms Roh Kudus Malayalam: ml പരിശുദ്ധാത്മാവ് Maltese: mt Spirtu s-Santu, mt Ruħ il-Qodos Manchu: mnc ᡝᠨᡩᡠᡵᡳᠩᡤᡝ ᡝᠨᡩᡠᡵᡳ Manx: gv Spyrryd Noo m Yn Spyrryd Noo Maranao: mrw Rokol Kodos Marathi: mr पवित्र आत्मा Mari: Eastern Mari: mhr Шнуй Шӱлыш Western Mari: mrj Святой Шӱлӹш Mingrelian: xmf შურწკონდა Mongolian: mn Ариун Сүнс Nahuatl: Classical Nahuatl: nah Spiritu Santo Navajo: nv Níłchʼi Diyinii Norman: nrf Saint-Esprit m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Den hellige ånd m Nynorsk: nn Den heilage ande m, nn Heilaganden m Occitan: oc Sant Esperit m Gascon: oc Sent Esperit m Old English: ang Hāliġ Gāst m Oromo: om Afuura Qulqulluu Persian: fa روح القدس ruh olquds, fa پاک روح pâk ruh, fa روح‌القدس Piedmontese: pms Spirit Sant m Polish: pl Duch Boży m, pl Duch Święty m Portuguese: pt Espírito Santo m Punjabi: Western Punjabi: pnb روح القدس Quechua: qu Ch'uya Ispiritu Romanian: ro Duhul Sfânt n, ro Spiritul Sfânt n Romansh: rm Sontg Spiert m Russian: ru Свято́й Дух m Sami: Northern Sami: se Bassi Vuoigŋa Samoan: sm Agaga Paia Sango: sg Yingö-Gbïä, sg Yingö-Vulü Scottish Gaelic: gd Spiorad Naomh Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Све̑тӣ Ду̏х m, sh Ду̏х Све̑тӣ m Latin: sh Svȇtī Dȕh m, sh Dȕh Svȇtī m Shona: sn Mweya Mutsvene Sicilian: scn Spìritu Santu m, scn Spirdu Santu m Sindhi: sd روح القدس Slovak: sk Duch Svätý m Slovene: sl Sveti Duh m Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb Swěty Duch m Upper Sorbian: hsb Swjaty Duch m Spanish: es Espíritu Santo m Sranan Tongo: srn Santa Yeye Swahili: sw Roho Mtakatifu Swedish: sv helig Ande Tagalog: tl Espiritu Santo Tahitian: ty Varua Maitai te Varua Maitai Tai Dam: blt ꪹꪊ꫁ꪱꪄꪺꪙꪻꪎ Chảu Khuôn Saư Tamil: ta ஆவி, ta பரிசுத்த ஆவி, ta ஆவியானவர், ta தூயாவியார் Thai: th พระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์ prá win-yaan bor-rí-sùt Northern Thai: nod ᨻᩕᩅᩥᨬ᩠ᨬᩣ᩠ᨱᨷᩬᩴᩁᩥᩈᩩᨴ᩠ᨵᩥ᩺ Tokelauan: tkl Agāga Paia Turkish: tr Kutsal Ruh Turkmen: tk Mukaddes Ruh Ukrainian: uk Святи́й Дух m Urdu: ur روح القدس rūh-ul-qūds, ur پاک روح f pāk rūh Uyghur: ug مۇقەددەس رۇھ Uzbek: uz Muqaddas Ruh Vietnamese: vi Thánh Thần Thánh Thần (聖神), vi Thánh Linh Walloon: wa Sint Esprit m Waray-Waray: war Espiritu Santo Welsh: cy Ysbryd Glân m Yiddish: yi רוח־הקודש Ruekh-Hakoydesh Zealandic: zea Heilige Geêst Zulu: zu Umoya ongcwele Etymology 2 A y en ar رُوح الْقُدُس Spirit of Holiness, a calque of the grc - and he - senses above. Proper noun Holy Spirit en Islam The spirit of God, especially in its inspiration of prophets and quickening of fetuses. en Islam The archangel Gabriel. en Baháʼí Faith