ac‧o‧lyte /ˈækəlaɪt/
noun [countable][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Old French;
Origin: acolite, from Medieval Latin acoluthus, from Greek, 'following', from keleuthos 'path']
1. formal someone who serves a leader or believes in their ideas
2. someone who helps a priest at a religious ceremony
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