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Ghost. Ghostly

The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

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Ghost is the old Saxon word for spirit and is still used in the Name of the Third Person of the Holy Trinity. Ghostly, the adjective form of the word, has been retained in the Prayer Book and means spiritual, e. g., in the Confirmation service one of the sevenfold gifts of the Holy Ghost is called "ghostly strength," that is, spiritual strength.

Bibliography Information
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Ghost. Ghostly'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​acd/​g/ghost-ghostly.html. 1901.
 
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