Meaning paraclete
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paracletemid-15c., Paraclit, a title of the Holy Spirit, from Old French paraclet (13c.), from Medieval Latin paracletus, from Greek parakletos "advocate, intercessor, legal assistant," noun use of a [..]
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paraclete(n) 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
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paracleteThe advocate; one called to aid or support another. (The word paraclete is from the Greek para-kaleo, to call to; and advocate is from the Latin ad-voco, the same thing.)
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