Dictionary

Comforter en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkʌmfətə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkʌmfəɹtəɹ/ (US)

Etymology

A translation of the Ancient Greek παράκλητος (paráklētos, “comforter”), used in several verses of the New Testament.

Meanings

1. The Holy Spirit, the Holy Ghost.
   • In these words, with which the Gospel for this day commences, He speaks of the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, and of the Father, and of Himself 1832, John Hall, Expository discourses on the Gospels for every Sunday in the year, page 33:
   • That this high- priestly office belongs only to the bishops, either to seal or to transmit the Comforter Spirit, is proved not only by Church usage 1904, Arthur Crawshay Alliston Hall, Confirmation, page 43:
   • By the Spirit, He said, He would manifest Himself to them. "The Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in My name, He shall teach you 2005, Ellen G White, The Desire of Ages, page 670:

Forms

Synonyms

Holy Spirit

Translations (1)

fi Lohduttaja (alternative term for the Holy Spirit)