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Latin
Etymology
Literally, “nourishing spirit”
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Almus Spīritus m sg (genitive Almī Spīritūs); fourth declension
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) Holy Spirit
- Synonym: Spīritus Sānctus
1787, Breviarium diocesis Lausannensis [Breviary of the Diocese of Lausanne], Ad completorium in die sancto Pentecostes, Hymnus, page 460:Sit laus Patri, laus Filio, / Compar tibi sit gloria, / Qui dona mundo dividens / Descendis, alme Spiritus. Amen.- Praise be to the Father, praise be to the Son; / The same glory be to you, / Who, distributing gifts to the world, / Descend, Holy Spirit. Amen.
Declension
Second-declension adjective with a fourth-declension noun, singular only.