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Acolyte

Acolyte Meaning & Definition
Acolyte Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Acolyte?

[n] one who assists a minister in a liturgical service

Synonyms | Synonyms for Acolyte:

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See Also | altar boy | assistant | help | helper | supporter | thurifer

Acolyte In Webster's Dictionary

\Ac`o*lyte\, n. [LL. acolythus, acoluthus, Gr. ? following, attending: cf. F. acolyte.] 1. (Eccl.) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass. 2. One who attends; an assistant. ``With such chiefs, and with James and John as acolytes.'' --Motley.

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