English dictionary
acolyte
/'/&/k/@/,l/aI/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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.
Source: webster1913