聖靈

See also: 聖霊 and 圣灵

Chinese

 
holy; sacred; saint
holy; sacred; saint; sage
 
alert; departed soul; efficacious
alert; departed soul; efficacious; quick; effective; intelligence
trad. (聖靈) 聖 靈
simp. (圣灵) 圣 灵
anagram 靈聖/灵圣

Etymology

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Pronunciation


Noun

聖靈

  1. (Confucianism) spirit of a sage (e.g. Confucius)

Proper noun

聖靈

  1. (Protestantism, uncommon in Min Nan) Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost

Synonyms

  • (common in Catholicism and Min Nan, archaic in Protestantism) 聖神/圣神 (Shèngshén)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
聖 靈
せい
Grade: 6
れい
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [se̞ːɾe̞ː]

Proper noun

聖(せい)靈(れい) • (Seirei) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 聖霊: Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost

Korean

Hanja in this term
聖靈

Proper noun

聖靈 • (Seongnyeong) (hangeul 성령)

  1. Hanja form? of 성령 (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
聖靈

Proper noun

聖靈

  1. chữ Hán form of Thánh Linh (“Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost”).
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