paraclete

English

Etymology

From Old French paraclet, from Late Latin paraclet, from Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paraklētos, “called to help, helper”), from παρά (para, “beside”) + καλέω (kaleō, “I call”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpæɹəkliːt/

Noun

paraclete (plural paracletes)

1. an advocate, especially the Holy Spirit
   • 1963, Anthony Burgess, Inside Mr Enderby

     He passed a block of bright posters. One of them extolled domestic gas: a smiling toy paraclete called Mr Therm presided over a sort of warm Holy Family.

   • 1963, Thomas Pynchon, V.

     The matter of a Paraclete’s coming, the comforter, the dove; the tongues of flame, the gift of tongues: Pentecost. Third Person of the Trinity.

See also

• Comforter

Translations

an advocate, especially the Holy Spirit

Dhivehi: ބާރްޤަލީޠު Dutch: parakleet (nl) Esperanto: parakleto (eo) French: paraclet (fr) m. German: Paraklet (de) m.

Persian: فارقلیط Polish: paraklet (pl) m. Russian: параклет (ru) (paraklét) m. Swedish: paraklet (sv) c. Turkish: paraklit (tr)

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Latin

Noun

parāclēte

1. vocative singular of parāclētus