[par-uh-kleet] 
| 1. | an advocate or intercessor. |
| 2. | (initial capital letter ) the Holy Spirit; the Comforter. |
| Par·a·clete (pār'ə-klēt') 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.] |