Paraclete

1 9.9

A name for the Holy Spirit who helps and guides Jesus' followers after his death

noun
/ˈpɛrəˌklit/

Formal

: Paracleto

The presence of the Holy Spirit as the Paraclete and as the Spirit of truth should be a source of immeasurable comfort.

And the redeemed Lucifer is known as the Paraclete or the Paraclesian spirit.

Examples

Now this Paraclete, this comforter, this Holy Spirit would be to teach us and to guide us and to comfort us.
The Paraclete comforts believers during times of distress and uncertainty.
15 Carson concurs with this, "Just as Jesus forced a division in the world ... so the Paraclete continues this work."

Blog text (8)
As the replacement of Jesus, the Holy Spirit is described as 'the Paraclete'; there are many different definitions of this term, but it is first introduced in John 14:16-17, reappears in verses 26-27, and again in 16:7.

Blog text (8)
Many Christians believe the Paraclete guides them towards truth and understanding.
In prayer, they often invoke the Paraclete for strength and support in their lives.

Synonyms

Holy Spirit

vsParaclete

104 4.5

The presence of God that Christians believe works in the world to guide and comfort people

focuses on the promised advocate sent after the death and resurrection

Holy Ghost

vsParaclete

Formal

33 6.7

A spirit of God in Christian belief that guides and comforts people

emphasizes the helper or advocate role sent to support believers

pneuma

vsParaclete

Formal

9.9

A divine spirit Christians believe guides and helps people

highlights the helper promised by Jesus who acts as an advocate

Surface Forms

Paraclete singular

Paracletes plural

Etymology

Paraclete comes from a Greek word that means 'called to stand beside' someone. It joins para- 'beside' and a root meaning 'call', like the English word call. That's why a Paraclete is a helper who stands beside and speaks for you, and in Christianity this name is used for the Holy Spirit.