acolyte

Late Middle English, from Old French acolyt and Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈæ.kə.laɪt/

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acolyte (plural acolytes)

1. (Christianity) 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. (Christianity) An altar server.
3. An attendant, assistant or follower.

(assistant): sidekick

• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “acolyte”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

• cotylae

• acolythe (obsolete)

Inherited from Old French acolyt, from Ecclesiastical Latin acolytus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).

• IPA^(key): /a.kɔ.lit/

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acolyte m (plural acolytes)

1. (religion) acolyte
2. henchman, sidekick

• “acolyte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.