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Martinez-Guevara, who was a member of Missionaries of the Holy Spirit, was also associated with several churches in the Southern California region, including Our Lady of Guadalupe in Oxnard, authorities said.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
The suffocating result is a padded cell perfect for Belinda and Solange to exhaust each other — and the audience — as debates about furniture and baby names escalate into fights invoking the Holy Spirit and U.S. Confederacy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2024
All are now closed; the seminary site is now Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Center.
—Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 2 Aug. 2024
Something about that arrangement seemed friendly, not to mention that the numbers added up to twelve, which, when added again—one plus two—gave you three, meaning the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
—Victor Lodato, The New Yorker, 29 July 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of Holy Spirit was
in the 14th century
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“Holy Spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Spirit. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
Kids Definition
Holy Spirit
noun
: the third person of the Christian Trinity
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