acolyte

ac·o·lyte

A0059900 (ăk′ə-līt′)n.1. A person who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites.2. A devoted follower or attendant.

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[Middle English acolit, from Old French, from Medieval Latin acolytus, from Greek akolouthos, attendant; see anacoluthon.]

acolyte

(ˈækəˌlaɪt) n1. a follower or attendant2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity an officer who attends or assists a priest[C16: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Greek akolouthos a follower]

ac•o•lyte

(ˈæk əˌlaɪt)

n. 1. an altar attendant in public worship; altar boy. 2. any attendant, assistant, or follower. [1275–1325; Middle English< Medieval Latin acolytus < Greek akólouthos follower, attendant]

Thesaurus

Noun

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acolyte - someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churchesaltar boy - a boy serving as an acolyteclergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Churchthurifer - an acolyte who carries a thuribleHoly Order, Order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"

acolyte

noun1. follower, fan, supporter, pupil, convert, believer, admirer, backer, partisan, disciple, devotee, worshipper, apostle, cohort (chiefly U.S.), fan club (informal), adherent, henchman, habitué, votary To his acolytes, he is known simply as 'The Boss'.2. attendant, assistant, follower, helper, altar boy When they reached the shrine, acolytes removed the pall.

Translations

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