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PARACLETE
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• PARACLETE (noun)
The noun PARACLETE has 1 sense:
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
Familiarity information: PARACLETE used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit; Paraclete
Instance hypernyms:
hypostasis; hypostasis of Christ (any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united)
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