altar boy, priest's assistant; assistant, attendant
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Acolyte Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(n.)
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.
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.
(n.)
One who attends; an assistant.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutOne who attends; an assistant.
acolyte
\ac`o*lyte\ (&?;), n. [ll. acolythus, acoluthus, gr. &?; following, attending: cf. f. acolyte.]
1. (eccl.) 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.
2. one who attends; an assistant. "with such chiefs, and with james and john as acolytes."
1. One who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites.
2. A devoted follower or attendant.
Noun
1. 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
(hypernym) clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth
(hyponym) altar boy
Acolyte Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
n. obs. [TMRC] An OSU privileged enough to submit data and programs to a member of the priesthood.
Acolyte Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone who performs ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In other Christian Churches, the term is more specifically used for one who wishes to attain clergyhood.
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