Păr'a-clēte, n.

n. [Fr. paraclet, Lat. paracletus, Gr. παράκλητος, from παρακαλεῖν, to call to one, to exhort, encourage, from παρά, beside, to the side of, to, and καλεῖν, to call.] An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; — a term applied to the Holy Spirit.