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Acolyte - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Acolyte : (noun)
1: 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
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Acolyte : \Ac`o*lyte\, n. [LL. acolythus, acoluthus, Gr. ?
following, attending: cf. F. 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 Mass.
2. One who attends; an assistant. ``With such chiefs, and
with James and John as acolytes.'' --Motley.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Acolyte : n. obs. [TMRC] An OSU privileged enough to submit data and
programs to a member of the priesthood.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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