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Paraclete

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Par·a·clete  (pr-klt)
n.
The Holy Spirit.
[Middle English Paraclit, from Old French Paraclet, from Latin Paracltus, from Greek Parakltos, from parakalein, to invoke : para-, to the side of; see para-1 + kalein, kl-, to call; see kel-2 in Indo-European roots.]
Paraclete
the Holy Spirit, considered as comforter, intercessor, or advocate.
See also: Christianity
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Noun1.ParacleteParaclete - 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
Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit


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They removed his body to the Paraclete afterward, and when Heloise died, twenty years later, they buried her with him, in accordance with her last wish.
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