Definition of Acolite
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (Ecclesiastical): 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.
- One who attends; an assistant.
Quotations
*With such chiefs, and with James and John as acolytes - Motley
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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