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paraclete

/ˈpæɹəkliːt/

paraclete noun: an advocate or helper. Also the alternative letter-case form of Paraclete.

Noun

paraclete (plural paracletes)

  1. An advocate or helper.
    • 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.1963, Anthony Burgess, Inside Mr Enderby

Proper noun capitalized: Paraclete

Paraclete

  1. The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost, especially in its role as comforter of the faithful.
    • Apples of ashes, golden bright; / Waters of bitterness, how sweet! / O banquet of a foul delight, / Prepared by thee, dark Paraclete!1893, Lionel Johnson, The Dark Angel, lines 33–36
    • 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.1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.
    Synonyms:
    The Comforter, others at Holy Spirit

Also used as

paraclete is also the alternative letter-case form of Paraclete.

paraclete meaning in Persian

paraclete in Persian

advocate
فارقلیط
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Dhivehi
ބާރްޤަލީޠު bārqalīţu

Synonyms of paraclete

  • The Comforter
  • others at Holy Spirit

Forms of paraclete

pluralparacletes

Origin of paraclete

See Paraclete.

From Old French paraclit, from Late Latin paraclētus, from Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos, “one called to help, helper; comforter; protector, defender; (legal) advocate”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + κλητός (klētós, “called, invited [one]”). The Greek term is used four times in the Gospel of John as an epithet of the Holy Spirit.

Words formed from paraclete

Questions about paraclete

What does paraclete mean?
Paraclete means an advocate or helper.
What is paraclete in Persian?
Paraclete in Persian is فارقلیط. See Paraclete meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is paraclete?
Paraclete can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce paraclete?
Paraclete is pronounced /ˈpæɹəkliːt/.
What is the plural of paraclete?
The plural of paraclete is paracletes.

Words near paraclete in the dictionary

  1. paracladial
  2. paracladium
  3. paraclausithyron
  4. paraclausithyrons
  5. paracleavage
  6. paraclete
  7. paracletes
  8. paracletic
  9. Paracletice
  10. Paracleticon
  11. paraclimactic

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