acolyte
One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church,…One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
» Tom became an acolyte at church.
Значение
значений: 4One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
Akolyth
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
An altar server.
An attendant, assistant, or follower.
Gehilfe
A devoted follower, fan, especially an overly eager one, following blindly.
Примеры
предложений: 2Tom became an acolyte at church.
Tom is an acolyte of the god of darkness.
Переводы
языков: 7По значениям 2
Происхождение
From Middle English acolite, acolit, from Old French acolyt and Late Latin acolythus, fromFrom Middle English acolite, acolit, from Old French acolyt and Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).
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