Acolyte

/ˈækəlaɪt/ noun

Definition

A person who helps a priest or minister during religious services, or more generally, a devoted follower or assistant.

Etymology

From Greek 'akolouthos' (follower, one who follows) via Latin and Old French, originally describing those who followed religious processions.

Kelly Says

Church acolytes light candles and ring bells during services, but the word has evolved to mean any zealous follower—like how tech billionaires attract their own acolytes who mimic their every move.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
diaken
AMአማርኛ
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
ARالعربية
acolyte
ak-o-laɪt
BGБългарски
диакон
BNবাংলা
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
CACatalà
acolyte
a-ko-lit
CSČeština
acolyte
a-ko-lit
DADansk
acolyte
a-ko-lit
DEDeutsch
Acolyt
a-koh-lit
ELΕλληνικά
acolyte
a-ko-lit
ESEspañol
acolite
ak-o-li-teh
ETEesti
diakon
EUEuskara
diakono
FAفارسی
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
FISuomi
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
FRFrançais
acolyte
ak-o-lit
GLGalego
diacón
GUGU
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
HAHA
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
HEעברית
acolyte
a-ko-lit
HIहिन्दी
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
HRHrvatski
diakon
HUMagyar
acolyte
a-ko-lit
IDBahasa Indonesia
acolyte
a-ko-lit
IGIG
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
ITItaliano
acolite
a-ko-li-teh
JA日本語
acolyte
akō-ruito
KKKK
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
KMKM
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
KO한국어
acolyte
ak-o-li-teu
LTLietuvių
diakonas
LVLatviešu
diakons
MNМонгол
диакон
MRMR
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
MSBahasa Melayu
acolyte
a-ko-lit
MYမြန်မာ
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
NLNederlands
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
NONorsk
acolyte
a-ko-lit
PAPA
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
PLPolski
acolyte
a-ko-lit
PTPortuguês
acolyte
a-ko-li-teh
RORomână
acolyte
a-ko-lit
RUРусский
acolyte
a-ko-lit
SKSlovenčina
diakon
SLSlovenščina
diakon
SRСрпски
диакон
SVSvenska
acolyte
a-ko-lit
SWKiswahili
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
TAதமிழ்
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
TEతెలుగు
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
THไทย
acolyte
a-ko-lai-t
TLTL
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
TRTürkçe
acolyte
a-ko-lit
UKУкраїнська
acolyte
a-ko-lit
URاردو
acolyte
a-ko-lit
VITiếng Việt
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
YOYO
acolyte
a-ko-li-t
ZH中文
acolyte
ā-kō-lì-tài
ZUZU
acolyte
a-ko-li-t

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