Spirito Santo

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Spirito Santo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Spirito Santo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Spirito Santo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Spirito Santo you have here. The definition of the word Spirito Santo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofSpirito Santo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Spīritus Sānctus. The /ss/ pronunciation might be a remnant of the original Latin -s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌspi.ri.to ˈsan.to/, (traditional) /ˌspi.ri.to‿sˈsan.to/
  • Rhymes: -anto

Proper noun

lo Spirito Santo m

  1. (Christianity) the Holy Ghost
    • mid 13th century, Gherardo Patecchio, Splanamento de li proverbi di Salomone, lines 1–2; collected in Roberto Tagliani, editor, compiled by Maria Luisa Meneghetti, Il manoscritto Saibante-Hamilton 390 - Edizione critica‎, Rome: Salerno Editrice, 2019, →ISBN, page 324:
      Ê nome del Pare altissemo e del Fig beneeto
      e del Spirito Santo, en cui força me meto       (northern Italy)
      In the name of the highest Father, and of the blessed Son, and of the Holy Ghost in whose power I place my trust
    • 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XX”, in Purgatorio‎, lines 97–99; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata‎, 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:
      Ciò ch’io dicea di quell’unica sposa
      de Spirito Santo e che ti fece
      verso me volger per alcuna chiosa
      What I said about that sole bride of the Holy Ghost, and that had you speak to me for some explanation

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia