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Webster 1913 Edition
Comforter
Com′fort-er
,Noun.
1.
One who administers comfort or consolation.
Let no
But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine.
comforter
delight mine earBut such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine.
Shakespeare
2.
(Script.)
The Holy Spirit, – referring to his office of comforting believers.
But the
Comforter
, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things. John xiv. 26.
3.
A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow.
[U. S.]
The American schoolboy takes off his
comforter
and unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball fight. Pop. Sci. Monthly.
4.
A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable.
[U. S.]
Job’s comforter
, a boil.
[Colloq.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Comforter
COMFORTER
, n.1.
One who administers comfort or consolation; one who strengthens and supports the mind in distress or danger.I looked for comforters, but found none. Ps. 69.
Miserable comforters are ye all. Job. 16.
2.
The title of the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name--he shall teach you all things. John 14.