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paraclete |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Paraclete \Par"a*clete\, 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.
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