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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. 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;
[syn: Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paraclete]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Paraclete \Par"a*clete\, n. [L. paracletus, Gr. para`klhtos, from parakalei^n to call to one, to exhort, encourage; para` beside + kalei^n to call.] An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the Holy Spirit. [1913 Webster] From which intercession especially I conceive he hath the name of the Paraclete given him by Christ. --Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Paraclete n 1: 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 [syn: Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit, Paraclete]