the Holy Ghost
noun
: God in the form of a spirit in Christianity
the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost
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Since the attack on Trump’s life during a campaign rally Saturday in Butler, Pa., left him bloodied but otherwise unharmed, some supporters in Congress and on social media have shared Bible scriptures and illustrations showing the Holy Ghost deflecting the bullet.
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Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Former bandmate Mark Pickerel played drums on Whiskey for the Holy Ghost, as did Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis, TAD’s Tad Doyle, and Mudhoney’s Dan Peters.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2024
On the other hand, not a few clerics and laypeople complain about the inauthenticity of sermons produced by a ghostwriter, the Holy Ghost presumably excepted.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Aunt Harry dug her hard brown fingers into Mrs. Klein’s chubby pink wrists and shook her face with a strange mirth, as though the Holy Ghost had touched her.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
Chalmers replied coolly that the Holy Ghost hypothesis conflicted with his own subjective experience.
—John Horgan, Scientific American, 26 June 2023
The rod symbolizes equity and mercy and the dove represents the Holy Ghost.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 10 May 2023
The sceptre with dove is a representation of the sovereign’s spiritual role and the enamel dove with outstretched wings is said to represent the Holy Ghost.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 6 May 2023
The dove represents the Holy Ghost, or a divine force in many Christian faiths.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2023
Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 16 July 2024
Former bandmate Mark Pickerel played drums on Whiskey for the Holy Ghost, as did Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis, TAD’s Tad Doyle, and Mudhoney’s Dan Peters.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 21 Apr. 2024
On the other hand, not a few clerics and laypeople complain about the inauthenticity of sermons produced by a ghostwriter, the Holy Ghost presumably excepted.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Aunt Harry dug her hard brown fingers into Mrs. Klein’s chubby pink wrists and shook her face with a strange mirth, as though the Holy Ghost had touched her.
—Michelle Orange, Harper's Magazine, 12 Dec. 2023
Chalmers replied coolly that the Holy Ghost hypothesis conflicted with his own subjective experience.
—John Horgan, Scientific American, 26 June 2023
The rod symbolizes equity and mercy and the dove represents the Holy Ghost.
—Monique Jessen, Peoplemag, 10 May 2023
The sceptre with dove is a representation of the sovereign’s spiritual role and the enamel dove with outstretched wings is said to represent the Holy Ghost.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 6 May 2023
The dove represents the Holy Ghost, or a divine force in many Christian faiths.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 May 2023
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“The Holy Ghost.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Holy%20Ghost. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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