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Etymology
Old French paraclet, from Late Latin paraclet, from Gk. �α�άκλη�ο� �call in aid� (from καλέ� �call�).

Pronunciation
IPA|/'pæɹ�kli:t/

Noun
en-noun

1. 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.

See also
Comforter

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