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paraclete
[ par-uh-kleet ]
noun
- an advocate or intercessor.
- (initial capital letter) the Holy Spirit; the Comforter.
Paraclete
1/ ˈpærəˌkliːt /
noun
- Christianity the Holy Ghost as comforter or advocate
paraclete
2/ ˈpærəˌkliːt /
noun
- rare.a mediator or advocate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paraclete1
1400–50; < Medieval Latin, Late Latin Paraclētus < Late Greek Paráklētos comforter, literally, (person) called in (to help), verbid of parakaleîn (equivalent to para- para- 1 + kaleîn to call); replacing late Middle English paraclit < Medieval Latin Paraclītus, representing Medieval Greek Paráklētos
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Word History and Origins
Origin of paraclete1
C15: via Old French from Church Latin Paraclētus, from Late Greek Paraklētos advocate, from Greek parakalein to summon as a helper, from para- 1+ kalein to call
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Example Sentences
Heloise, abbess of the Paraclete, died; celebrated as the mistress of Abelard, and for her learning.
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Muslim commentators hold that the Paraclete (Comforter) promised in John xvi.
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He called the place his Paraclete, because it had been his consolation.
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This reminds us that it was provided that the Paraclete should have a certain number of monks attached to it.
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When or how often he visited the Paraclete we do not know; but in some of these visits Hlose and Ablard must have met again.
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