altar boy

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noun

a male altar server.

Origin of altar boy

First recorded in 1765–75

Words nearby altar boy

Altamira, Altamonte Springs, altar, altarage, altar board, altar boy, altar bread, altar call, altar card, altar cloth, altar girl

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Example sentences from the Web for altar boy

How you ever got beyond being an altar-boy is more than I can see.
Fanny Herself|Edna Ferber
After some hesitation Weasel took the gun, holding it stiffly in front of him, as an altar-boy might a sacred thing.
John Ermine of the Yellowstone|Frederic Remington
An assistant priest and a barefooted Mexican altar-boy stood framed in the arch of the ancient portal.
Mariposilla|Mary Stewart Daggett
If you don't mind I'll stay outside in the hall, and rush in to act as altar-boy, when she agrees to 'vert.
The Art of Disappearing|John Talbot Smith

He served the mass, an altar-boy at the Convent of the Propagation, and revealed unpleasant traits of character.
Egoists|James Huneker

British Dictionary definitions for altar boy

altar boy

noun

RC Church Church of England a boy serving as an acolyte

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单词	altar boy
释义	altar boy SEE SYNONYMS FOR altar boy ON THESAURUS.COM noun a male altar server. Origin of altar boy First recorded in 1765–75 Words nearby altar boy Altamira, Altamonte Springs, altar, altarage, altar board, altar boy, altar bread, altar call, altar card, altar cloth, altar girl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for altar boy How you ever got beyond being an altar-boy is more than I can see. Fanny Herself\|Edna Ferber After some hesitation Weasel took the gun, holding it stiffly in front of him, as an altar-boy might a sacred thing. John Ermine of the Yellowstone\|Frederic Remington An assistant priest and a barefooted Mexican altar-boy stood framed in the arch of the ancient portal. Mariposilla\|Mary Stewart Daggett If you don't mind I'll stay outside in the hall, and rush in to act as altar-boy, when she agrees to 'vert. The Art of Disappearing\|John Talbot Smith He served the mass, an altar-boy at the Convent of the Propagation, and revealed unpleasant traits of character. Egoists\|James Huneker British Dictionary definitions for altar boy altar boy noun RC Church Church of England a boy serving as an acolyte Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to altar boy acolyte
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altar boy

noun

Origin of altar boy

Words nearby altar boy

Example sentences from the Web for altar boy

British Dictionary definitions for altar boy

noun

Words related to altar boy