Paraclete

noun

Par·a·clete ˈper-ə-ˌklēt

ˈpa-rə-

: holy spirit

Examples of Paraclete in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web No one responded to messages left Friday for the Servants of the Paraclete. —

Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 30 June 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English Paraclit, Paraclyte, borrowed from Late Latin Paraclētus, Paraclītus "advocate, comforter," borrowed from Greek paráklētos "advocate, helper, comforter," an epithet of the Holy Spirit in the Gospel of John (as John 14:26), derivative of paráklētos, adjective, "called to one's aid," verbal adjective of parakaleîn "to call in, send for, summon, exhort, comfort, console," from para- para- entry 1 + kaléō, kaleîn "to call, summon" — more at low entry 3