Holy Ghost
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Holy Ghost
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
These are gifts of the Holy Ghost that resist being photographed or monetized.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
“It’s so true: We talked about the Holy Ghost and the church before that take,” D’Angelo said.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025
Chalmers replied coolly that the Holy Ghost hypothesis conflicted with his own subjective experience.
From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2023
At the top is an enamelled dove with outspread wings, which represents the Holy Ghost.
From Reuters • May 5, 2023
“I’ll Holy Ghost you, Charles Baker Harris! Rip the sheets off my best bed, will you? Cut holes in ’em, will you?
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
