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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF avocat, fr L. advocatus one summoned or called to another; properly the p. p. of advocare to call to call to one's aid; ad + vocare to call See {Advowee}, {Avowee}, {Vocal}.] 1. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor. Note: In the English and American Law, advocate is the same as ``counsel,'' ``counselor,'' or ``barrister.'' In the civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the same as ``counsel'' at the common law. 2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by argument; a pleader; as an advocate of free trade an advocate of truth. 3. Christ, considered as an intercessor. We have an Advocate with the Father. --1 John ii 1. {Faculty of advocates} (Scot.), the Scottish bar in Edinburgh. {Lord advocate} (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and principal crown lawyer. {Judge advocate}. See under {Judge}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. i. To act as advocate. [Obs.] --Fuller. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr & vb n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, n., {Advoke}, {Avow}.] To plead in favor of to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly. To advocate the cause of thy client. --Bp. Sanderson (1624). This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has been advocated. --Burke. Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause --Mitford. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: advocate n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or idea [syn: {proponent}, {exponent}] 2: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {counsel}, {counselor}, {counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}] v 1: push for something [syn: {recommend}, {urge}] 2: speak, plead, or argue in favour of [syn: {preach}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Advocate (Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another's cause who helps another by defending or comforting him It is a name given by Christ three times to the Holy Ghost (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7, where the Greek word is rendered "Comforter," q.v.). It is applied to Christ in 1 John 2:1, where the same Greek word is rendered "Advocate," the rendering which it should have in all the places where it occurs. Tertullus "the orator" (Acts 24:1) was a Roman advocate whom the Jews employed to accuse Paul before Felix.
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