paraclete

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noun 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

See Paraclete.

The inspiring and consoling influence of the Paraclete only commenced with the ascension of the Divine Son. — Tancred; Or, The New Crusade, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli
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. — The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain
Immortal honor, endless fame, Attend the Almighty Father's name: The Saviour Son be glorified, Who for lost man's redemption died: And equal adoration be, Eternal Paraclete, to thee! — The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886, Ontario. Department of Education

Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit

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