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par·a·clete 
[par-uh-kleet] Pronunciation Key
[par-uh-kleet] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | an advocate or intercessor. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter) the Holy Spirit; the Comforter. |
[Origin: 1400–50; < ML, LL Paraclétus < LGk Paráklétos comforter, lit., (person) called in (to help), verbid of parakaleǐn (equiv. to para- para-1 + kaleǐn to call); r. late ME paraclit < ML Paraclītus, repr. MGk Paráklétos]
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| Par·a·clete
(pār'ə-klēt') Pronunciation Key
n. The Holy Spirit. [Middle English Paraclit, from Old French Paraclet, from Latin Paraclētus, from Greek Paraklētos, from parakalein, to invoke : para-, to the side of; see para-1 + kalein, klē-, to call; see kelə-2 in Indo-European roots.] |
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| paraclete | |
noun | |
| the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost [syn: Holy Ghost] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Paraclete
Par"a*clete\, n. [L. paracletus, Gr. ?, from ? to call to one, to exhort, encourage; ? beside + ? to call.] An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the Holy Spirit. From which intercession especially I conceive he hath the name of the Paraclete given him by Christ. --Bp. Pearson.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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