paraclete : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: paraclete	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Paraclete n the third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost Synonym(s): Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paraclete
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Paraclete \Par"aclete\, n. [L. paracletus, Gr. [?], from [?] to call to one, to exhort, encourage; [?] beside + [?] to call.] An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the Holy Spirit. From which intercession especially I conceive he hath the name of the Paraclete* given him by Christ. --Bp. Pearson.