What does paraclete mean?
Definitions for paraclete
ˈpær əˌklitpar·a·clete
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Princeton's WordNet
Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paracletenoun
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
Wiktionary
paracletenoun
An advocate, especially the Holy Spirit.
Etymology: From paraclit, from paraclet, from paracletus, from παράκλητος, from παρά + καλέω
Webster Dictionary
Paracletenoun
an advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the Holy Spirit
Etymology: [L. paracletus, Gr. para`klhtos, from parakalei^n to call to one, to exhort, encourage; para` beside + kalei^n to call.]
Wikidata
Paraclete
Paraclete means advocate or helper. In Christianity, the term Holy Spirit most commonly refers to the paraclete.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Paraclete
par′a-klēt, n. the Comforter, Advocate, or Intercessor of John, xiv. 16, 26, 1 John, ii. 1, &c.—the Holy Ghost or Spirit.—ns. Paraclēt′ice, Paraclēt′icon, an office-book in the Greek Church containing the troparia of the whole ferial office for the year. [Through L., from Gr. paraklētos—parakalein, para, beside, kalein, to call.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of paraclete in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of paraclete in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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- روح القدسArabic
- parakletDanish
- ParakletGerman
- paracletoSpanish
- paraklettiFinnish
- paracletFrench
- paraicléitIrish
- պարաքլեթArmenian
- paracleteItalian
- ParacleteHebrew
- パラクレートJapanese
- 파라클리토Korean
- ParaclitusLatin
- parakleetDutch
- parakletNorwegian
- paracletePortuguese
- sfântul duhRomanian
- parakletSwedish
- paracleteTamil
- şefaatçiTurkish
- פּאַראַקלעטYiddish
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