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acolyte
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acolyte
[n] - one who assists a minister in a liturgical service Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=acolyte
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acolyte
Assistant to a bishop or priest, who ministers in the Christian sanctuary, lighting candles, serving Mass, carrying lights, and so on. Originally acolytes formed a minor order. ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
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Acolyte
(From a Greek word for ' follower ') A layperson who performs minor duties during a religious service. Acolytes serve in pairs, and carry candles at the beginning and end of the Mass, as well as at the gospel. Found op http://www.stpeter.dircon.co.uk/pages/glossary/glossarya.htm
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Acolyte
Ac`o·lyte noun [ Late Latin acolythus , acoluthus , Greek ... following, attending: confer French acolyte .] 1. (Eccl.) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained ... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/20
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acolyte
1. 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.' ... Origin: LL. Acolythus, acoluthus, Gr. Followi... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?acolyte
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acolyte
noun 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 Ch... Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=acolyte
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Acolyte
• (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. • (n.) One who attends; an assistant. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/acolyte/
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acolyte
(from Greek akolouthos, `server,` `companion,` or `follower`), in the Roman Catholic church, a person is installed in a ministry in order to assist ... [1 related articles] Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/12
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Acolyte
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. ==Etymology== The word acolyte is derived from the Greek word acolytos, meani... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acolyte
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Acolyte
The term acolyte was used in the ancient Latin and Greek Churches, for a person of ecclesiastical rank next in order below the sub-deacons, whose office it was to attend to the officiating' priest. The name is still retained in the Roman Catholic Church. Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/CXA.HTM
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Acolyte
[album] Acolyte is the debut studio album by the English alternative dance band Delphic, released by Polydor Records on 11 January 2010. It was recorded mostly in Ewan Pearson`s Berlin studio. The album was released in Australia and New Zealand on 22 January via Modular and in the United Sta... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acolyte_(album)
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acolyte
1) Church candle lighter 2) Clergyman 3) Devoted follower 4) Follower 5) Holy order 6) Man of the cloth 7) One who assists a minister in a liturgical service 8) Order 9) Reverend Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/acolyte/1
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