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noun
a male altar server.
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Origin of altar boy
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby altar boy
Altamira, Altamonte Springs, altar, altarage, altar board, altar boy, altar bread, altar call, altar card, altar cloth, altar girl
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How to use altar boy in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for altar boy
altar boy
noun
RC Church Church of England a boy serving as an acolyte
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