paraclete

paraclete · noun¹

See Paraclete.

Paraclete · proper noun²

1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπαράκλητος“one called to help, helper; comforter; protector, defender; (legal) advocate”
2. Late Latin · derived fromparaclētus
3. Old French · derived fromparaclit
4. English todayParaclete

From Old French paraclit, from Late Latin paraclētus, from Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos, “one called to help, helper; comforter; protector, defender; (legal) advocate”), from παρά (pará, “beside”) + κλητός (klētós, “called, invited [one]”). The Greek term is used four times in the Gospel of John as an epithet of the Holy Spirit.

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