PARACLETE

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 I. (noun) 

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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

Synonyms:

Holy Ghost; Holy Spirit; Paraclete

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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