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Examples of Holy Spirit in a Sentence
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At the end of every service, churchgoers would pray at the altar to receive the Holy Spirit.
—Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
What’s to think channeling the Holy Spirit or anything else will calm the level of hostility that the electronic age has brought us?
—Byron Harlan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
And then, although Blevins hadn’t directly asked for his forgiveness, Norwood was moved by the Holy Spirit to offer it.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
He is also believed to have explained the Holy Trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) using the three leaves of a shamrock, a native Irish clover.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
Ceccarelli is perhaps most excited for the carrot cake her family ordered for Sunday, said Perla Gonzalez, one of Ceccarelli's caretakers at Willits' Holy Spirit Residential Care Home.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2024
The classical worship style included a traditional choir and the occasional speaking in tongues or laying of hands on someone receiving the Holy Spirit.
—Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
Father of mercy, all praise be to you through Jesus Christ our savior, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2024
Pedro Arteaga, provincial superior for Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, said in a letter to congregants that the organization is cooperating with law enforcement and has launched its own internal investigation.
—Jeremy Childs, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
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 13 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
Holy Spirit
noun
: the third person of the Christian Trinity
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