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Definition of: acolyte
(ak′ə·līt) noun
1. An attendant or assistant.
2. Eccl. An attendant for subordinate duties on the ministers officiating at a sacred rite; especially, a member of the highest of the four minor orders of the Roman Catholic Church. [<Med. L acolitus < Gk. Akolouthos follower, attendant]
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