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Word: Acolyte
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English acolitus, from Old French acolite and its source, ecclesiastical Latin acoluthus, from Greek akolouthos ‘follower’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈakəlʌɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession.
Short Definition:person assisting priest in religious service or procession
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