Associations to the word «Acolyte»

Wiktionary

ACOLYTE, noun. (ecclesiastical) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
ACOLYTE, noun. An attendant, assistant or follower.

Dictionary definition

ACOLYTE, noun. 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.

Wise words

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