altar boy
A boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of ChristianityA boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity.
» Tom was an altar boy.
Meaning
2 sensesA boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity.
Messdiener, Ministrant
министра́нтministránt
міністра́нтministránt
a boy serving as an acolyte
A young man adhering to traditional values.
Examples
5 sentencesTom was an altar boy.
Tom is an altar boy.
The altar boy dutifully followed the priest.
The priest reprimanded the altar boy for swinging the incense around like a lasso.
The recent scandals involving altar boys and religious leaders have undermined the faith people have in the Church.
deDie neulichen Skandale, in die Messdiener und religiöse Oberhäupter verwickelt waren, haben den Glauben, den die Leute in die Kirche haben, unterminiert.
Translations
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Forms
plural: altar boys| Singular | altar boy |
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