acolyte — [ akɔlit ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. ecclés. acolythus, gr. akolouthos « suivant, serviteur » 1 ♦ Relig. cathol. (av. 1972) Clerc élevé à l acolytat, dont l office est de servir à l autel. ⇒ servant. 2 ♦ (XVIIe) Fig. Surtout péj. Compagnon, complice qu… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Acolyte — • A cleric promoted to the fourth and highest minor order in the Latin Church, ranking next to a subdeacon Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Acolyte Acolyte … Catholic encyclopedia
Acolyte — Ac o*lyte, n. [LL. acolythus, acoluthus, Gr. ? following, attending: cf. F. acolyte.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Eccl.) One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
acolyte — ACOLYTE. s. m. Clerc promeu à l un des quatre Mineurs, dont l office est de porter les cierges, preparer le feu, l encensoir, le vin & l eau, & de servir le Prestre, le Diacre, le Sousdiacre. Faire les fonctions d Acolyte à une grande Messe … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
acolyte — index coactor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
acolyte — (n.) early 14c., inferior officer in the church, from O.Fr. acolite or directly from M.L. acolytus (L.L. acoluthos), from Gk. akolouthos following, attending on, lit. having one way, from a together with, copulative prefix, + keleuthose a way,… … Etymology dictionary
acolyte — [n] attendant, usually in a church aid, assistant, follower, helper; concept 361 … New thesaurus
acolyte — Acolyte, Acolytus, {{t=g}}akôlutos,{{/t}} qui ipse quidem non peragit mysteria, sed non excluditur cum caeteris, quod ignem aut simile quid ad sacra affert: quasi dicas, non prohibitus, hoc est admissus, ab {{t=g}}a{{/t}} et {{t=g}}kalua{{/t}}… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
acolyte — ► NOUN 1) an assistant or follower. 2) a person assisting a priest in a religious service. ORIGIN Latin acolytus, from Greek akolouthos follower … English terms dictionary
acolyte — [ak′ə līt΄] n. [ME acolit < ML acolytus < Gr akolouthos, follower < a , copulative + keleuthos, a way] 1. in some Christian churches a) one of the four MINOR ORDERS, the special function of which is to serve at the Eucharist b) any… … English World dictionary
Acolyte — NOTOC This article is about religious acolytes. For other uses, see Acolyte (disambiguation). In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone who performs ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In other Christian Churches, the… … Wikipedia
