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acolyte
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noun
a follower; a devote; minor assistant to clergy in liturgical services
1884Alfred John ChurchRoman Life in the Days of CiceroIf it was the duty of the father to act as priest in some temple of the State (for the priests were not a class apart from their fellow-citizens), or to conduct the worship in some chapel of the family, the lad would act as camillus or acolyte.1960Frank HerbertThe GodmakersThe Abbod felt the force flowing between these two walls and experienced the anticipatory flash of guilt-fear which he knew was shared by the acolyte class.1986Guy Gavriel KayThe Darkest Road...Jaelle was quick to enlist Leila as an acolyte in the Temple.

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