Examples of Holy Ghost in a Sentence
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Group members Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, and Julien Baker were in the Halloween spirit as well, dressing as The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost for their set.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2023
Real life versus fantasy; vulnerability and force; Holy Ghost and heaving flesh.
—Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
The spectral and the barely discernible devotions become manifest as Holy Ghost, though also borne in Malcolm X’s stance and the Godfather of Soul’s conk.
—Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
However, in this version, a group of three people — representing the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost – can hold hands and form a triangle in order to remain safe.
—Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 5 May 2022
Those include The Electric, a new pizzeria from long-time Portland cook Jackson Wyatt (Von Ebert Brewing) and Holy Ghost, the latest bar from Three on a Match, the group behind The Old Gold, Paydirt, Tough Luck and the Hi Top Tavern.
—Michael Russell, oregonlive, 12 Nov. 2021
Tulane University's campus ministry is run by the order, as is Holy Ghost Catholic Church and Southeastern Louisiana University's campus ministry in Hammond.
—Della Hasselle | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021
Movement has been my Holy Ghost.
—Naima Green, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Oct. 2020
Cook was associate pastor at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish on 137th Street in Chicago, and Holy Ghost Parish in South Holland, according to the release.
—Daily Southtown, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2020
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 1 Nov. 2023
Real life versus fantasy; vulnerability and force; Holy Ghost and heaving flesh.
—Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
The spectral and the barely discernible devotions become manifest as Holy Ghost, though also borne in Malcolm X’s stance and the Godfather of Soul’s conk.
—Saidiya Hartman, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
However, in this version, a group of three people — representing the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost – can hold hands and form a triangle in order to remain safe.
—Corinne Sullivan, Woman's Day, 5 May 2022
Those include The Electric, a new pizzeria from long-time Portland cook Jackson Wyatt (Von Ebert Brewing) and Holy Ghost, the latest bar from Three on a Match, the group behind The Old Gold, Paydirt, Tough Luck and the Hi Top Tavern.
—Michael Russell, oregonlive, 12 Nov. 2021
Tulane University's campus ministry is run by the order, as is Holy Ghost Catholic Church and Southeastern Louisiana University's campus ministry in Hammond.
—Della Hasselle | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2021
Movement has been my Holy Ghost.
—Naima Green, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Oct. 2020
Cook was associate pastor at St. Mary of the Assumption Parish on 137th Street in Chicago, and Holy Ghost Parish in South Holland, according to the release.
—Daily Southtown, chicagotribune.com, 22 Aug. 2020
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First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Holy Ghost was
before the 12th century
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“Holy Ghost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Ghost. Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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