paraclete

noun

1. 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.”

2. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Paraclete, the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost.

name

1. 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.”