聖靈

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聖靈

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

   • 匪聖靈之宜宅，慨廟貌之不臧。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 1497, 金宗直 (Kim Jong-jik), 《謁夫子廟賦》 (Rhapsody on visiting the temple of Confucius), 《佔畢齋集》

     bi seongnyeong ji ui taek, gae myo mo ji bu jang. [Sino-Korean]

     It was no fitting residence for the spirit of the Sage; I was indignant at how bad the appearance of the temple was.

聖靈

1. (Protestantism, Eastern Orthodoxy, uncommon in Hokkien) Holy Spirit, Holy Ghost

   • 但聖靈降臨在你們身上，你們就必得著能力，並要在耶路撒冷、猶太全地，和撒馬利亞，直到地極，作我的見證。 [MSC, trad.]
     但圣灵降临在你们身上，你们就必得着能力，并要在耶路撒冷、犹太全地，和撒马利亚，直到地极，作我的见证。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 新標點和合本 (Chinese Union Version with New Punctuation), 使徒行傳 (Acts) 1:8

     Dàn Shènglíng jiànglín zài nǐmen shēn shàng, nǐmen jiù bì dézháo nénglì, bìng yào zài Yēlùsālěng, Yóutài quándì, hé Sāmǎlìyà, zhídào dìjí, zuò wǒ de jiànzhèng.

     But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

• IPA^(key):

聖(せい)靈(れい) • (Seirei) 

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

聖靈 • (Seongnyeong) (hangeul 성령)

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

聖靈

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