plural of ghost from one's past

(intransitive, idiomatic) To cease clinging to life; to die. / (intransitive, idiomatic, figuratively) To quit; to cease functioning.

(archaic, idiomatic) For a person, to die.

simple past tense of give up the ghost

Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come

A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who visits Ebenezer Scrooge in order to show him his past, especially certain events of past Christmases that contributed to his later distaste for Christmas.

A fictional ghost in A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, who visits Ebenezer Scrooge accompanied by a great feast in order to show him events of the current Christmas.

(Christian theology) The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to divine essence present in the faithful (particularly, inspired prophets) and considered to proceed either (Eastern Orthodoxy) from God the Father alone or (Roman Catholicism) from Him together with God the Son.

Bats of genus Mormoops, found mainly in South America.

(often humorous) An exclamation of astonishment; good Lord.