Acolyte Definition

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

"Acolyte" in song lyrics

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  • "what is an acolyte"
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  • "history of the acolyte"
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  • "definition acolyte"
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