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paraclete
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 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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