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paraclete
paraclete definition
para·clete (par′ə klēt′)
noun
- an advocate; intercessor; pleader
- Christianity the Holy Spirit, considered as comforter, intercessor, or advocate
Etymology: ME paraclit < OFr paraclet < LL(Ec) paracletus < Gr paraklētos (in N.T., the Holy Spirit) < parakalein, to call, summon (in N.T., to comfort) < para-, para- + kalein, to call: see clamor
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