How to Use Holy Spirit in a Sentence

Holy Spirit

noun
  • The Holy Spirit was present, the gospel was preached and love filled the air.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2024
  • That may be why the dove became a symbol for the Holy Spirit.
    — Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
  • May the Holy Spirit shine in our lives and lead others to believe in Christ.
    — Judy Holmes, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • That’s between you, your bootfitter, and the Holy Spirit.
    — Sergei Poljak, Outside, 16 Nov. 2025
  • In the life of a believer, guilt and shame shouldn’t be your guide; discernment through the Holy Spirit should.
    — Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
  • These men believe they are meant to listen to the Holy Spirit and that God’s will is going to be done through them.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The crucifix hangs over Holy Spirit in Winfield.
    — Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The reverse side features a rising dove to symbolize the Holy Spirit.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 May 2026
  • At the end of every service, churchgoers would pray at the altar to receive the Holy Spirit.
    — Hazlitt, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Martin Luther opposed its presence in the canon and saw no Holy Spirit lurking within it at all.
    — David Dark, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Members might be led by the Holy Spirit to speak in tongues or prophesy, for example, or to dance during worship.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
  • And hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
  • So, really, anything goes, and the Holy Spirit can lead the cardinals anywhere.
    — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2025
  • And where the disciples and many people received the Holy Spirit on the Temple Mount.
    — Fox News, 4 Jan. 2023
  • 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
  • On the ceiling, where the nave and transept intersect, there will be a depiction of the Holy Spirit as a dove with radiating light and flames.
    — Victoria Le, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The plot centers on a pregnant young couple who have to take in an estranged stepmother-in-law who believes she’s possessed by the Holy Spirit.
    — Angel Diaz, Billboard, 21 June 2024
  • What’s to think channeling the Holy Spirit or anything else will calm the level of hostility that the electronic age has brought us?
    — Byron Harlan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2024
  • In scripture, the Holy Spirit was heavily involved in guiding the life of Jesus Christ.
    — Gqlshare, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
  • Emma visits a priest and schedules a baptism in the last-ditch hope that maybe the Holy Spirit can intercede in whatever’s going on in her life.
    — Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Children saw Campbell as an almost mythical figure, blessed by the Holy Spirit with the power to speak in tongues, cast out demons and heal the sick.
    — Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 17 Dec. 2025
  • More than anything, devotion to the Holy Spirit is a defining element of being Azorean.
    — Mary Lussiana, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2023
  • And then, although Blevins hadn’t directly asked for his forgiveness, Norwood was moved by the Holy Spirit to offer it.
    — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • That’s what the purpose of the conclave is, to be with yourself and with your colleagues and find the Holy Spirit to determine who is the next spiritual leader.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The ritual confers the Holy Spirit from one bishop to another and recalls Christ’s gesture to his apostles.
    — Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Most revolve around the impérios, which are dedicated to the Holy Spirit and can last up to 10 days, with concerts, parades, and bullfights.
    — Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The Catholic Church believes that the Holy Spirit offers itself to the cardinals for guidance in casting their ballot.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Apostolic churches believe in modern day apostles and prophets, or those who claim to communicate directly with God and receive gifts of the Holy Spirit.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2025
  • God gives believers the Holy Spirit for discernment and the authority of Scripture for testing doctrine.
    — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Those who have been grasped by the gospel of Jesus, those in whose hearts the Holy Spirit has been at work, now have a specific role, a task, within God’s ongoing purposes.
    — TIME, 20 Oct. 2023

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