御み霊たま

noun

spirit of a deceased person

Honorific term for the soul or spirit of someone who has died, often used in Shinto or ancestral contexts.

• 先せん祖ぞの御み霊たまを祀まつる。

  We enshrine the spirits of our ancestors.

• 御み霊たま前ぜんにお供そなえ物ものをする。

  We make offerings before the spirit of the deceased.

noun

the Holy Spirit; the Holy Ghost

Only when written 御霊

Christian term for the Holy Spirit; used with the kanji 御霊. Compare 聖霊 (せいれい), which is more common in Christian contexts.

See also: 聖霊

• 御み霊たまの導みちびきを祈いのる。

  We pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit.