acolyte
About 0.17 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun 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.
- noun An altar server.
- noun An attendant, assistant, or follower.
- noun A devoted follower, fan, especially an overly eager one, following blindly.
Similar words
accensor acolyth acolyteship acoemeti cenobite ecclesiastic acoemetae archsodality acacian ecclesiolater
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Word family
acolytes
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