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Meaning of ACOLYTE

Pronunciation:  'aku`lIt

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  one who assists a minister in a liturgical service
 

ACOLYTE is a 7 letter word that starts with A.

 

 See Also: altar boy, assistant, help, helper, supporter, thurifer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: acolytus, adjutant, agent, aid, aide, aide-de-camp, aider, almoner, anagnost, assistant, attendant, auxiliary, beadle, bedral, best man, Bible clerk, Bible reader, capitular, capitulary, choir chaplain, churchwarden, clerk, coadjutant, coadjutor, coadjutress, coadjutrix, deacon, deaconess, deputy, diaconus, doorkeeper, elder, elderman, executive officer, exorcist, exorcista, help, helper, helpmate, helpmeet, holy orders, lay elder, lay reader, lector, lecturer, lieutenant, major orders, minor orders, ostiarius, paranymph, paraprofessional, parish clerk, precentor, presbyter, priest, reader, ruling elder, sacrist, sacristan, second, servant, sexton, shames, sideman, sidesman, subdeacon, subdiaconus, succentor, suisse, supporting actor, supporting instrumentalist, teaching elder, thurifer, verger, vergeress
 

 

 

 

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