| 单词 | paraclete |
| 释义 | paraclete[ par-uh-kleet ] / ˈpær əˌklit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR paraclete ON THESAURUS.COM nounan advocate or intercessor. (initial capital letter) the Holy Spirit; the Comforter. Origin of paraclete1400–50; <Medieval Latin, Late Latin Paraclētus<Late Greek Paráklētos comforter, literally, (person) called in (to help), verbid of parakaleîn (equivalent to para-para-1 + kaleîn to call); replacing late Middle English paraclit<Medieval Latin Paraclītus, representing Medieval Greek Paráklētos Words nearby paracleteparachute brake, parachute mitral valve, parachute reflex, parachute rigger, parachute spinnaker, paraclete, paracoccidioidal granuloma, paracoccidioidomycosis, paracolitis, paracrine, paracusis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for paracleteBritish Dictionary definitions for paraclete (1 of 2)paraclete / (ˈpærəˌkliːt) / nounrare a mediator or advocate British Dictionary definitions for paraclete (2 of 2)Paraclete / (ˈpærəˌkliːt) / nounChristianity the Holy Ghost as comforter or advocate Word Origin for ParacleteC15: via Old French from Church Latin Paraclētus, from Late Greek Paraklētos advocate, from Greek parakalein to summon as a helper, from para- 1 + kalein to call Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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