1) Adherent 2) Altar aide 3) Altar attendant 4) Altar boy 5) Assistant 6) Attendant 7) Catholic ecclesiastical title 8) Church candle lighter 9) Clergy assistant 10) Clergyman 11) Clerical assistant 12) Devoted follower 13) Devotee 14) Ecclesiastical title 15) Follower 16) Holy order 17) Liturgical assistant
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In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone who performs ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In others, the term is used for one who has been inducted into a particular liturgical ministry, even when not performing those duties. ==Etymology== The word acolyte is derived from the Greek word ἀκόλουθος (akolouthos), ...
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• (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.
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(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]
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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. ...
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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. Following, attending: cf. F. Acolyte. ... Source: Webster...
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Minister who is not ordained. Helps the priest and deacon at the altar. He is also entrusted with distributing Communion when needed
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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 to carry the wine and water and the lights at the ...
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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.
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person who assists in the celebration of Mass or other liturgical celebration.
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n] - one who assists a minister in a liturgical service
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anyone who performs ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles, or serving at Mass. The term is also used for one who has been inducted into a particular liturgical ministry, even when not performing those duties. This is no longer gender specific to males only.
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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 Churches
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an altar attendant in public worship; altar boy. · · a member of the highest-ranking of the four minor orders. · the order itself. Cf. exorcist (def. 2),lector(def. 2),ostiary(def. 1).
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