acolyte
Plural: acolytes
Noun
- A devoted follower or assistant.
- 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
- One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
- An altar server.
- An attendant, assistant, or follower.
Examples
- As a new player, he was a mere acolyte to the club’s seasoned Scrabble masters.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English acolite, acolit, from Old French acolyt and Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).
Synonyms
Scrabble Score: 12
acolyte: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordacolyte: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
acolyte: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
acolyte: valid Words With Friends Word