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paraclete
noun
an advocate, especially the Holy Spirit
1963
: He passed a block of bright posters. One of them extolled domestic gas: a smiling toy 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.
Etymology:
Old French
paraclet
, from Late Latin
paraclet
, from "call in aid" (from "call").
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