Holy Spirit

noun

: the third person of the Christian Trinity

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The 2nd Annual Martin Luther King Ecumenical Prayer Breakfast was presented by the Church of the Holy Spirit and the Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Ministerium on Friday morning, in an event honoring the supreme and unifying principle of love, and the leadership of women working in the community. Gina Grillo, Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 The dilemma in attaining true freedom led them to pray, sing, shout, and embody the Holy Spirit for hours leading up to midnight on the first. Nyya Toussaint / Made By History, TIME, 31 Dec. 2024 Denzel Washington attended this church as a child and testified to being filled with the Holy Spirit after visiting another church with actor Robert Townsend in the 80s. Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024 Power of the Holy Spirit Pentecostalism is a global Protestant Christian movement. Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Holy Spirit 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Holy Spirit was in the 14th century

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“Holy Spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Spirit. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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Holy Spirit

noun
: the third person of the Christian Trinity

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