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聖神

简圣神 · 繁聖神

Mandarin · pinyin Shèng shén

feudal term of praise for ruler, king or emperor
general term for saint in former times
term for God during the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 太平天國
Holy Spirit (in Christian Trinity)

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神: shén · spirit, god, supernatural being
圣: shèng · holy, sacred

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(chiefly Catholicism, archaic in Protestantism, still used in Hokkien) Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost

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