Masculine

acoliet

Meaning

  1. (masculine) acolyte, lesser clergyman who only received the four lower ordinations
  2. (masculine) liturgical assistant of the officiating priest
  3. (masculine) disciple, follower

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌaː.koːˈlit/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch acolijt, from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”), from Ancient Greek κέλευθος (kéleuthos, “path”), from Proto-Indo-European *kel- with copulative ἀ- (a-).

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