Definition of acolyte Acolyte
/æˈkʌlajˌt/ - [akulayt] - ac•o•lyte
We found 8 definitions of acolyte from 6 different sources.
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What does acolyte mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: acolytes |
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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 Churches | ||
| clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | ||
| holy order, order the sacrament of ordination | ||
| altar boy a boy serving as an acolyte | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- acolyte (n.)
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. - acolyte (n.)
One who attends; an assistant.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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acolyte
ak′o-līt, Acolyth, ak′o-lith, n. an inferior church officer: an attendant or assistant: (R. C. Church) one ordained to the fourth of the minor orders, next to the sub-deacon. [Gr. akolouthos, an attendant.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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acolyte
A term sometimes used to distinguish the smaller component of a double star. A subordinate officer in the ancient church.
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🔤- acolyte, noun, singular of acolytes.
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