Noun: acolyte 'a-ku,lIt
- Someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
"The young acolyte helped the priest prepare for the Mass"
- A person who accepts the leadership of another
"The charismatic leader quickly gained a large number of acolytes";
- follower
Derived forms: acolytes
Type of: actor, doer, Holy Order, Order, reverend, worker
Encyclopedia: Acolyte