Meanings
Holy Spirit1
proper nounthe Holy Spirit
- ChristianityThe person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either from (Eastern Orthodoxy) God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
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The Holy Spirit is now the Spirit of Christ as it was once known by the title of the Spirit of God.
1731, “Dialogue on the Holy Spirit”, in Alexander Campbell, editor, The Millennial Harbinger, volume 2, page 553Synonyms: Comforter, Paraclete, God the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost, God the Holy Ghost, Perfecter of the Elect, The Spirit, Spirit of God
- The spirit of God who delivers messages to humanity in the form of Manifestations of God.
Holy Spirit2
proper noun
- IslamThe spirit of God, especially in its inspiration of prophets and quickening of fetuses.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either from (Eastern Orthodoxy) God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.
Jewish: attribute of God
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Origin
Holy Spirit · proper noun
- Middle EnglishHoly Speryte
- EnglishHoly Spirit
From Late Middle English Holy Speryte, holy spiriet, holy spyryt, an alteration of earlier Middle English Holygost, Haliȝ Gast, holy goost (see Holy Ghost), equivalent to holy + Spirit.
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- Arabicرُوح الْقُدُس“Spirit of Holiness”
- EnglishHoly Spirit
A calque of Arabic رُوح الْقُدُس (rūḥ al-qudus, “Spirit of Holiness”), a calque of the Ancient Greek and Hebrew senses above.
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Afrikaans Heilige Gees
- Heilige GeesChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Ancient Greek Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον
- Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Pneûma tò Hágion)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Arabic الرُّوح الْقُدُس
- الرُّوح الْقُدُس (ar-rūḥ al-qudus)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Basque Espiritu Santua
- Espiritu SantuaChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Bengali পবিত্র আত্মা ঈশ্বর
- পবিত্র আত্মা ঈশ্বর (pobitro atta iśśor)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Bulgarian Свети Дух
- Свети Дух (Sveti Duh)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Catalan Esperit Sant
- Esperit SantChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Chinese Cantonese 聖靈 /圣灵, 聖神 /圣神
- 聖靈 /圣灵Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- 聖神 /圣神Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Chinese Mandarin 聖靈 /圣灵, 聖神 /圣神
- 聖靈 /圣灵 (Shènglíng)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- 聖神 /圣神 (Shèngshén)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Czech Duch Svatý
- Duch SvatýChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Danish Helligånden
- HelligåndenChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Dutch Heilige Geest
- Heilige GeestChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Esperanto Sankta Spirito
- Sankta SpiritoChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Estonian Püha Vaim
- Püha VaimChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Finnish Pyhä Henki
- Pyhä HenkiChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
French Esprit-Saint, Saint-Esprit
- Esprit-SaintChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
- Saint-EspritChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
German Heiliger Geist
- Heiliger GeistChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Greek Άγιο Πνεύμα, Παράκλητος
- Άγιο Πνεύμα (Ágio Pnévma)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- Παράκλητος (Paráklitos)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Hebrew רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ
- רוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ (Rūaḥ haqqōḏeš)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Hindi पवित्र आत्मा, पाक रूह
- पवित्र आत्मा (pavitra ātmā)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- पाक रूह (pāk rūh)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Hungarian Szentlélek
- SzentlélekChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Icelandic Heilagur andi
- Heilagur andiChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Indonesian Roh Kudus
- Roh KudusChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Irish An Spiorad Naomh, An Naomhspiorad
- An Spiorad NaomhChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
- An NaomhspioradChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Italian Spirito Santo
- Spirito SantoChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Japanese 聖霊
- 聖霊 (Seirei)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Korean 성신, 성령
- 성신 (seongsin)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- 성령 (seongnyeong)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- 주님 (junim)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Latin Spīritus Sānctus
- Spīritus SānctusChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Latvian Svētais Gars
- Svētais GarsChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Lithuanian Šventoji Dvasia
- Šventoji DvasiaChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Malay Roh Kudus
- Roh KudusChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Norwegian Bokmål Den hellige ånd
- Den hellige åndChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Persian روح القدس, پاک روح
- روح القدس (ruh olquds)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- پاک روح (pâk ruh)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- روحالقدسChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Polish Duch Boży, Duch Święty
- Duch BożyChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
- Duch ŚwiętyChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Portuguese Espírito Santo
- Espírito SantoChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Romanian Duhul Sfânt, Spiritul Sfânt
- Duhul SfântChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
- Spiritul SfântChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Russian Свято́й Дух
- Свято́й Дух (Svjatój Dux)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Scottish Gaelic Spiorad Naomh
- Spiorad NaomhChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Slovak Duch Svätý
- Duch SvätýChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Spanish Espíritu Santo
- Espíritu SantoChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Swahili Roho Mtakatifu
- Roho MtakatifuChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Swedish helig Ande
- helig AndeChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Tagalog Espiritu Santo
- Espiritu SantoChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Tamil ஆவி, பரிசுத்த ஆவி
- ஆவி (āvi)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- பரிசுத்த ஆவி (paricutta āvi)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- ஆவியானவர் (āviyāṉavar)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- தூயாவியார் (tūyāviyār)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Thai พระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์
- พระวิญญาณบริสุทธิ์ (prá win-yaan bor-rí-sùt)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Turkish Kutsal Ruh
- Kutsal RuhChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Ukrainian Святи́й Дух
- Святи́й Дух (Svjatýj Dux)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Urdu روح القدس, پاک روح
- روح القدس (rūh-ul-qūds)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
- پاک روح (pāk rūh)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Vietnamese Thánh Thần, Thánh Linh
- Thánh ThầnChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
- Thánh LinhChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Welsh Ysbryd Glân
- Ysbryd GlânChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Yiddish רוח־הקודש
- רוח־הקודש (Ruekh-Hakoydesh)Christian: person of the Holy Trinity
Zulu Umoya ongcwele
- Umoya ongcweleChristian: person of the Holy Trinity
Cite this entry
APA
Holy Spirit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Spirit
MLA
“Holy Spirit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Spirit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Holy Spirit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Holy%20Spirit.
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