单词 | holy spirit |
释义 | Holy Spiritn. Chiefly with the and capital initials. The Third Person (person n. 6a) of the Trinity, God as spiritually active in the world; = Holy Ghost n. 1. Cf. father n. 2b, son n.1 2. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > the Holy Spirit > [noun] Holy GhosteOE ghostOE Holy Spiritc1350 spiritc1384 Spirit of Truth (formerly also Verity, Soothness)c1384 baptism in the Spirit1534 dove1707 c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 136 Þys loue hys self þat holy spyryt. a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Psalms l. 13 Thin holy spirit ne do thou awei fro me. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Coll. Phys.) l. 19415 Þe hali spirite oute of him spac. 1549 Forme & Maner consecratyng Archebishoppes sig. F.iiijv Laude and praise be to the father,..And to the holy spirite. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. v. 174 The Greeks..maintain the procession of the holy Spirit from the Father alone. 1680 E. Polhill Christus in Corde v. 111 The flesh and blood of Christ, as it is procurative of the Holy Spirit, doth strengthen Believers unto all the duties incumbent on them. 1707 I. Watts Hymns & Spiritual Songs ii. 109 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove. 1780 J. Purves Humble Attempt to investigate Scripture-doctr. iv. 74 The Holy Spirit is most frequently expressed by impersonal names or neuter pronouns. 1837 S. Jackson tr. H. E. F. Guerike Life Augustus Herman Franké vii. 192 It is the Holy Spirit's peculiar work..to produce love to God in believers. 1898 F. J. Chavasse Litton's Church of Christ 18 Those who by the Holy Spirit have been convinced of sin. 1921 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 3 Sept. 10/5 The refining fire of the Holy Spirit sanctified their spirit, mind and body. 1978 Amer. Speech 53 59 They..associate these utterances with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. 2015 Church Times 20 Nov. 24/2 The language of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit..assumes a fallen world that needs to be redeemed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2020; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < |
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