acolyte
an altar attendant in public worship.
Roman Catholic Church.
a member of the highest-ranking of the four minor orders.
the order itself.: Compare exorcist (def. 2), lector (def. 2), ostiary (def. 1).
any attendant, assistant, or follower.
Origin of acolyte
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How to use acolyte in a sentence
Devoted acolytes may view its scattered vignettes as smaller pieces of a grand puzzle, yet everyone else is apt to be as confused as they are captivated.
Netflix’s ‘The Sandman’ Is One Terribly Boring Fantasy Series | Nick Schager | August 5, 2022 | The Daily BeastThiel and his acolytes want to drain the swamp and make a fortune selling gator-skin boots.
Blake Masters and Kari Lake are not the same kind of Republican | Philip Bump | August 4, 2022 | Washington PostLater in the season, Cinda sells her name and brand for a huge sum of money and lectures her acolytes in proper podcast intonation.
How Only Murders in the Building Grapples With the Thorny Ethics of True-Crime Podcasting | Eliana Dockterman | October 19, 2021 | TimeShe was looking for healthier alternatives and became a Null acolyte, working for a time as a counselor in his office and giving weekly cooking classes at his health-food restaurant.
In Specter’s telling, even Fauci’s onetime antagonists, Kramer chief among them, undergo conversion experiences and become acolytes.
Familiar Fauci anecdotes, told with a Brooklyn accent | Amy Goldstein | October 30, 2020 | Washington Post
Why do you think you were “an asperg-y movie fan…a jabbering repellent acolyte?”
Patton Oswalt on Fighting Conservatives With Satire | William O’Connor | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTStill, the tradition of a hero with a younger, or everyman, acolyte stretches back to antiquity.
Holy Homophobia, Batman! A Queer Reading of the Dark Knight | Rich Goldstein | July 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of these heroes is an insect-loving contemporary of Charles Darwin, the other a crocodile-wrestling Steve Irwin acolyte.
Yee was, as Brown writes, a Brown acolyte at one point, representing a district of middle class single-family homeowners.
Then, like a true BuzzFeeder acolyte, he added: “This story will blow over as soon as the Kardashians have a new kid.”
There’s No Story Here: The BuzzFeed Staffers Behind ‘Troll the NSA’ | Eliza Shapiro | June 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe was an acolyte sent forth with bowl and staff to beg for aid in certain temple repairs.
The Dragon Painter | Mary McNeil FenollosaThat the acolyte in Claude's case took the form of Louis Gentilis made him no more welcome.
The Long Night | Stanley WeymanThe parish priest sat with his acolyte, who held a crucifix before his eyes so that his thoughts might not wander.
The Eternal City | Hall CaineSo from this you can see how nobly that young acolyte was provided with all that beseemed his future greatness.
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table | Howard PyleAfter sermon the preacher returns to the altar, when a fourth functionary appears, whom we suppose must be termed an acolyte.
The Church Index | William Pepperell
British Dictionary definitions for acolyte
/ (ˈækəˌlaɪt) /
a follower or attendant
Christianity an officer who attends or assists a priest
Origin of acolyte
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