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Noun: paraclete
  1. An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; - a term applied to the Holy Spirit
Noun: Paraclete  'per-u,kleet [N. Amer], 'pa-ru,kleet [Brit]
  1. 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
    - Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit

Derived forms: paracletes

Type of: hypostasis, hypostasis of Christ

Encyclopedia: Paraclete, Grenada

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