GHOST, noun [See Ghastly.] 1. Spirit; the soul of man. In this sense seldom used. But hence, 2. The soul of a deceased person; the soul or spirit separate from the body; an apparition. The mighty ghosts of our great Harrys rose. To give up the ghost is to die; to yield up the breath or spirit; to expire. The Holy ghost is the third person in the adorable Trinity. GHOST, verb intransitive To die; to expire. GHOST, verb transitive To haunt with an apparition.
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