| 单词 | altar boy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaltar boy altar boy n. (originally and esp. in the Roman Catholic Church) a boy who acts as a priest's assistant during a service. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > person in minor orders > acolyte > [noun] > serving mass server1620 altar boy1772 1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 150 Idiots who are not fit to be made altar-boys [Sp. monacillos]. 1890 Cent. Mag. Jan. 400/1 The priest is accompanied by the altar-boy. 1976 Ebony Nov. 75/1 At Martin Temple..Zion Church..red-and-white-robed members of the choir... are followed by two altar boys and their pastor. 2008 J. Quinn Goodnight Ballivor xvi. 83 When all had paid, the altar boys gathered the four corners of the tablecloth and made off with ‘the take’ to the sacristy. < as lemmas |
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