Definition of Paraclite
Par"a*clete (?), n. [L.
paracletus, Gr. &?;, from &?; to call to one, to exhort,
encourage; para` 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 Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an advocate, especially the Holy Spirit
*1963: He passed a block of bright posters. One of them extolled domestic gas: a smiling toy paraclete called Mr Therm presided over a sort of warm Holy Family. — Anthony Burgess, Inside Mr Enderby
*1963: The matter of a Paraclete's coming, the comforter, the dove; the tongues of flame, the gift of tongues: Pentecost. Third Person of the Trinity. — Thomas Pynchon, V.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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