acolyte

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  1. noun One who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites.
  2. noun A devoted follower or attendant.

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  • "Let's proposition the acolyte, and see if he'll admit us to the inner sanctum." —  F ;SF; - vol 104 issue 03 - March 2003
  • Superbad comic and Judd Apatow acolyte is in negotiations to develop a movie adaptation of the popular '80s TV show starring Johnny Depp. —  Entertainment Weekly's Hollywood Insider
  • Sexual relationships between a monk and his acolyte were widespread.
  • The prevalence of monk-acolyte relationships in monastic communities, particularly in the Buddhist centers of Mt. Koya and Mt. Hiei, is said to have originated with the monk
  • Obama is simply the acolyte, but why, we must ask in all seriousness, is this Maddow gal pushing this? —  Latest Articles
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  1. Middle English acolit, from Old French, from Medieval Latin acolytus, from Greek akolouthos, attendant; see anacoluthon.

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  1. from Middle English acolit, acolyt, from Old French acolyte = Spanish acolito = Portuguese acolyto = Italian accolito, from Middle Latin acoly¯tus, acolitus, acolythus (later English acolyth), acolūtus, prop, acolūthus, an acolyte, from Greek ἀκόλουθος, a follower, an attendant, from ἀ- copulative + κέλευθος, a way, a journey, from the same root as κέλεσθαι, set in motion, urge on, and κελεύειν, command.
 

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/ˈækəlaɪt/
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