acolyte
21acolyte — /ak euh luyt /, n. 1. an altar attendant in public worship; altar boy. 2. Rom. Cath. Ch. a. a member of the highest ranking of the four minor orders. b. the order itself. Cf. exorcist (def. 2), lector (def. 2), ostiary (def. 1) …
22acolyte — (a ko li te) s. m. 1° Clerc promu à l un des quatre ordres mineurs, et dont l office est de porter les cierges, de préparer le feu, l encensoir, le vin et l eau, et de servir à l autel le prêtre, le diacre et le sous diacre. 2° Familièrement… …
23acolyte — This word (from the Greek akolouthos, meaning a follower ) refers to an assistant at a religious service. On an informal basis, altar boys and altar girls are sometimes called acolytes ; however, officially, acolytes are men who are formally… …
24Acolyte (disambiguation) — Acolyte can mean any of the following:* Acolyte a rank in the clergy. * Acolyte any devoted follower or attendant. * Acolyte, Inc. an Indonesian manga publisher. * Acolyte Protection Agency a wrestling (WWE) tag team. * Acolytes (comics) a Marvel …
25Acolyte (album) — Acolyte est le premier album du groupe Delphic sorti le 11 janvier 2010. Liste des morceaux : Clarion Call Doubt This Momentary Red Lights Acolyte Halcyon Submission Counterpoint Ephemera Remain Source Site officiel du groupe :… …
26Acolyte (homonymie) — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le terme acolyte possède plusieurs significations : dans la religion chrétienne, plus précisément dans l Église catholique romaine et dans l Église… …
27acolyte — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Medieval Latin; Anglo French, acolit, from Medieval Latin acoluthus, from Middle Greek akolouthos, from Greek, adjective, following, from a , ha together (akin to Greek homos same) + keleuthos… …
28acolyte — noun a) 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. , With such chiefs, and with James and John as acolytes Motley b) One who attends; an …
29Acolyte — A priest s assistant who carried out lesser tasks, such as carrying candles. He would have been a member of one of the four *minor orders. [< Lat. acolitus < Gr. akolouthos = follower] …
30acolyte — Synonyms and related words: Bible clerk, Bible reader, acolytus, adjutant, agent, aid, aide, aide de camp, aider, almoner, anagnost, assistant, attendant, auxiliary, beadle, bedral, best man, capitular, capitulary, choir chaplain, churchwarden,… …