acolyte

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Etymology

From Late Latin acolythus, acoluthus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (“follower, attendant”), from ἀ (copulative prefix) + κόλουθος (“track, path, road, way”), from Proto-Indo-European *qeleu (“stretch”) (see also Lithuanian kelias (“way”). Compare French acolyte

Pronunciation

• /'æ.kə.laɪt/

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Noun

acolyte (plural acolytes)

1. (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.
2. An attendant, assistant or follower.

Synonyms

(assistant): sidekick

Translations

Catholic church: highest of the minor orders; ordained to carry wine, water and lights at the Mass

• French: acolyte (fr)
• German: Akolyth (de) m

• Greek: ακόλουθος (el) (akólouthos) m
• Interlingua: acolyto

in general: assistant

• French: acolyte (fr) m and f
• German: Gehilfe (de) m

• Greek: βοηθός (el) (voithós) m
• Spanish: ayudante (es) m and f

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French

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Noun

acolyte m (plural acolytes)

1. (religion) acolyte
2. henchman, sidekick