Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state, office, or orders of an acolyte.
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The Council of Trent leaves to the judgment of bishops to determine what space should elapse between the conferring of the acolythate and subdeaconship; it is also interesting to note, with Dr. Probst
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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