2007-06-25 06:53:22 · 4 answers · asked by gldnsilnc 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
There are many uses of this phrase in the Bible, including Acts 12:23 (King James Version: "And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost."
The metaphorical use of the phrase, i.e. in relation to something not living and not able to become a ghost, is 19th century. For example, James Kirke Paulding's, Westward Ho!, 1832, includes:
"At length it gave up the ghost, and, like an over-cultivated intellect, became incurably barren."
2007-06-25 07:02:48 · answer #1 · answered by illustrat_ed_designs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I remember it being used when a car could not be made usable again.
2007-06-25 14:21:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to give your sprit to whom ever you give it to.
your soul it the gost in you.
2007-06-25 14:03:56 · answer #3 · answered by DENISE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes in the ancient day when people died... That is what was suppose to have benn what they died from...............................
2007-06-25 17:04:00 · answer #4 · answered by kilroymaster 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋