paraclete
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3ADJ.
dark, smiling
VERB + PARACLETE
matter
PARACLETE + NOUN
mr, s, therm
Definitions
noun
An advocate or helper.
He passed a block of bright posters. One of them extolled domestic gas: a smiling toy paraclete called Mr Therm presided over a sort of warm Holy Family.
Alternative letter-case form of Paraclete, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost.
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The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost, especially in its role as comforter of the faithful.
Apples of ashes, golden bright; / Waters of bitterness, how sweet! / O banquet of a foul delight, / Prepared by thee, dark Paraclete!
The matter of a Paraclete’s coming, the comforter, the dove; the tongues of flame, the gift of tongues: Pentecost. Third Person of the Trinity.
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3He passed a block of bright posters. One of them extolled domestic gas: a smiling toy paraclete called Mr Therm presided over a sort of warm Holy Family.
WiktionaryApples of ashes, golden bright; / Waters of bitterness, how sweet! / O banquet of a foul delight, / Prepared by thee, dark Paraclete!
WiktionaryThe matter of a Paraclete’s coming, the comforter, the dove; the tongues of flame, the gift of tongues: Pentecost. Third Person of the Trinity.
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