Hypertext Webster Gateway: "advocate"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Advocate
(Gr. parakletos), one who pleads another's cause, who helps
another by defending or comforting him. It is a name given by
Christ three times to the Holy Ghost (John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7,
where the Greek word is rendered "Comforter," q.v.). It is
applied to Christ in 1 John 2:1, where the same Greek word is
rendered "Advocate," the rendering which it should have in all
the places where it occurs. Tertullus "the orator" (Acts 24:1)
was a Roman advocate whom the Jews employed to accuse Paul
before Felix.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr.
L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the
p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one's aid; ad + vocare
to call. See {Advowee}, {Avowee}, {Vocal}.]
1. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who
pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial
court; a counselor.
Note: In the English and American Law, advocate is the same
as ``counsel,'' ``counselor,'' or ``barrister.'' In the
civil and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the
same as ``counsel'' at the common law.
2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by
argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an
advocate of truth.
3. Christ, considered as an intercessor.
We have an Advocate with the Father. --1 John ii.
1.
{Faculty of advocates} (Scot.), the Scottish bar in
Edinburgh.
{Lord advocate} (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and
principal crown lawyer.
{Judge advocate}. See under {Judge}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. i.
To act as advocate. [Obs.] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, n., {Advoke}, {Avow}.]
To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a
tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend
publicly.
To advocate the cause of thy client. --Bp.
Sanderson
(1624).
This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has
been advocated. --Burke.
Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause.
--Mitford.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
advocate
n 1: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea [syn: {advocator},
{proponent}, {exponent}]
2: a lawyer who pleads cases in court [syn: {counsel}, {counselor},
{counsellor}, {counselor-at-law}, {pleader}]
v 1: push for something; "The travel agent recommended strongly
that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day" [syn: {recommend},
{urge}]
2: speak, plead, or argue in favour of; "The doctor advocated a
smoking ban in the entire house" [syn: {preach}]
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