| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| acolyte |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ac·o·lyte |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   k  -l t |
| NOUN: | 1. One who assists the celebrant in the performance of liturgical rites. 2. A devoted follower or attendant. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English acolit, from Old French, from Medieval Latin acolytus, from Greek akolouthos, attendant. See anacoluthon.
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