Webster's 1828 Dictionary
PARACLETE
n.[Gr. to call. ] Properly, an advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the consoler, comforter or intercessor, a term applied to the Holy Spirit.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PARACLETE
Par "a *clete, n. Etym: [L. paracletus, Gr.
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Paraclete
Par a clete |ˈparəˌklēt ˈpærəklit | ▶noun (in Christian theology ) the Holy Spirit as advocate or counselor (John 14:16, 26 ). ORIGIN via late Latin from Greek paraklētos ‘called in aid, ’ from para- ‘alongside ’ + klētos (from kalein ‘to call ’).
Oxford Dictionary
Paraclete
Paraclete |ˈparəkliːt | ▶noun (in Christian theology ) the Holy Spirit as advocate or counsellor (John 14:16, 26 ). ORIGIN via late Latin from Greek paraklētos ‘called in aid ’, from para- ‘alongside ’ + klētos (from kalein ‘to call ’).
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