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acolyte

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈæk.ə.laɪt/Part of speech nounSorted acelotyStarts with AEnds with E0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. An assistant in a religious service or a devoted follower.

Word origin

From Middle English acolite, acolit, from Old French acolyt and Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).

Used in a sentence

  • The kneeling acolyte chimed a sacring-bell, and the congregation bent and swayed like a wheat-field swept scross by sudden wind.
  • “Apparently, one of Milius's acolytes spends a lot of time at the top of that huge, dangerous mountain. Better get climbing.” “(groans) Oh.”

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