God the Holy Ghost

English

Etymology

See God and Holy Ghost.

Proper noun

God the Holy Ghost

1. (Christian theology) The aspect (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly, inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either (Eastern Orthodoxy) from God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.
   • 1645, G. Gillespie, Nihil Respondes, 11

     That which were a dishonour to God the Son, were a dishonour to God the holy Ghost.

Usage notes

In present phrasing, usually simply reduced to "Holy Ghost" or "Holy Spirit" even when spoken of together with "God the Father" and "God the Son".

Synonyms

• God the Holy Spirit
• see others at Holy Spirit

Coordinate terms

• God the Father
• God the Son

Translations

aspect of the Trinity

• Bulgarian: Бог Свети Дух m (Bog Sveti Duh)
• Catalan: Déu Esperit Sant m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 聖靈, 圣灵 (sing³ ling⁴), 聖神, 圣神 (sing³ san⁴) (dated or Catholic)

  Hakka: 聖靈, 圣灵 (Sṳn-lìn)

  Mandarin: 聖靈 (zh), 圣灵 (zh) (Shènglíng), 聖神 (zh), 圣神 (zh) (Shèngshén)

  Min Nan: 聖神, 圣神 (Sèng-sîn)

• Czech: Bůh Duch Svatý m
• Danish: Helligånden c
• Dutch: God de Heilige Geest m
• Finnish: Pyhä Henki (fi), Jumalan Henki
• French: Dieu le Saint-Esprit m
• German: Gott der Heiliger Geist m

• Indonesian: Roh Kudus
• Italian: Dio Spirito Santo m
• Latin: Deus Spiritus Sanctus m
• Norwegian: Gud Den hellige ånd m
• Polish: Bóg Duch Święty m
• Portuguese: Deus, o Espirito Santo m
• Romanian: Duhul Sfânt m
• Russian: Бог Святой Дух m (Bog Svjatoj Dux)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Бог Свети Дух m

  Roman: Bog Sveti Duh m

• Spanish: Dios Espíritu Santo m
• Swedish: Den Helige Anden c