성신

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 聖神

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰɘ(ː)ŋɕʰin]
    • Phonetic hangul: [성(ː)신]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?seongsin
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?seongsin
    McCune–Reischauer?sŏngsin
    Yale Romanization?sēngsin

    Proper noun

    성신 • (Seongsin) (hanja 聖神)

    1. (archaic in Catholicism and Orthodoxy, still used in Traditionalist Catholicism) Holy Spirit; Holy Ghost

    Synonyms

    • (common in Christianity) 성령 (seongnyeong)
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