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| Holy Ghost |
the third member of the Christian Trinity; Holy Spirit. |
| paraclete |
(cap.) the Holy Spirit. [1/2 definitions] |
| Pentecost |
a Christian festival on the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrating the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles of Jesus Christ. [1/2 definitions] |
| Pentecostal |
of, pertaining to, or designating any of the usu. fundamentalist Christian sects that stress the inspiration of the Holy Spirit and seek to emulate the twelve Apostles at Pentecost. [1/2 definitions] |
| virgin birth |
(often cap.) the Christian theological doctrine that Mary was still a virgin when she bore Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit having miraculously impregnated her. [1/2 definitions] |
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