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acolyte definition

aco·lyte (ak′ə līt′)

noun

  1. in some Christian churches
    1. one of the four minor orders, the special function of which is to serve at the Eucharist
    2. any person ordained to this order
    3. any person who serves at the Eucharist
    4. server; altar boy
  2. an attendant; follower; helper

Etymology: ME acolit < ML acolytus < Gr akolouthos, follower < a-, copulative + keleuthos, a way

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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