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From Middle High German heileger geist, from Old High German heilagēr geist, formed by Anglo-Saxon missionaries as a calque of Old English Hāliġ Gāst, itself a calque of Latin Spīritus Sānctus, itself a calque of Ancient Greek Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον (Pneûma tò Hágion).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhaɪ̯lɪɡɐ ˈɡaɪ̯st/
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Heiliger Geist m (proper noun, strong, definite nominative der Heilige Geist, genitive (des) Heiligen Geistes or (des) Heiligen Geists)

  1. (Christianity) the Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost

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