acolyte (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service
def 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth; Holy Order, Order
Hyponym altar boy; thurifer
Incoming links
Hypernym altar boy; thurifer
Hyponym clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth; Holy Order, Order

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