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单词 paraclete
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
par•a•clete  (parə klēt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. an advocate or intercessor.
  2. Religion(cap.) the Holy Spirit;
    the Comforter.
  • Medieval Latin Paraclītus, representing Medieval Greek Paráklētos
  • 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, Late Latin Paraclētus
  • 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Paraclete /ˈpærəˌkliːt/ n
  1. the Holy Ghost as comforter or advocate
Etymology: 15th Century: 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
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