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The dilemma in attaining true freedom led them to pray, sing, shout, and embody the Holy Spirit for hours leading up to midnight on the first.
—Nyya Toussaint / Made By History, TIME, 31 Dec. 2024
Denzel Washington attended this church as a child and testified to being filled with the Holy Spirit after visiting another church with actor Robert Townsend in the 80s.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
Power of the Holy Spirit Pentecostalism is a global Protestant Christian movement.
—Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
Pentecostals believe all Christians should seek a baptism with the Holy Spirit, which can enable them to receive supernatural gifts which existed in the early church.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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“Holy Spirit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Holy%20Spirit. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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Holy Spirit
noun
: the third person of the Christian Trinity
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