holy flower

Bot.: Peristeria alata . Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, s . 1. Theol .: Literal renderings of the Greek Pneuma Hagion , but ghost is from Anglo-Saxon gást =the breath; a spirit, a ghost, and spirit from Latin spiritus =a gentle breath of air; a spirit, a soul. He is regarded as the third Person of the Trinity, and He is named with the other two Divine Personages in the baptismal formula (Matt. xxxviii., 19), and the apostolic or other benediction (2 Cor. xiii. 14). He is identical with the Comforter (q. v.) or Paraclete (q. v.) (John xiv. 26). Whether he proceeds" from the Father alone, or from the Father and Son, is a question which has divided the Eastern and Western Churches. [GREEK CHURCH, PROCESSION.] On the day of Pentecost the apostles and others "were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance" (Acts ii. 4). 2. Bot . ( of the form holy-ghost): Angelica sylves tris . Holy Ghost plant, s. In Mexico, Central and South America, and in some parts of Cuba and Jamaica a rare and beautiful plant called the Holy Ghost plant grows in great profusion. This plant, also known as the Botanical Dove, is called the Holy Ghost plant on account of the shape of the flower, which has the appearance of a dove with expanded wings hovering over the stalk. The entire flower, which is pure white, opens from the end of a long green stem and is very fragrant. IMG:content-1226.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1227.png:[graphic] holy-league, s. Hist .: A league, founded in 1576, to prevent Henry of Navarre, who at the time was a Protestant, from ascending the French throne. At his becoming a Roman Catholic, in 1593, the league was di olved and he became king under the title of Henry IV. The name was also given to a combination formed in 1508 by Pope Julius II. with Louis XII. of France, Maximilian of Germany, Ferdinand III. of Spain, and some Italian princes, against Venice. *holy-office, s . The Inquisition (q.v.). IMG:content-1228.png:[blocks in formation]