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noun

acolyte

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

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  • Parish registers list the acolytes by name, boys who carried candles and handed the priest the vessels during services.

    History

  • The choir rehearsed while an acolyte lit the candles along the chancel and set the books out for the minister.

    Music

  • The altarpiece shows an acolyte kneeling at the priest's left, holding a bowl no larger than a teacup.

    Art

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