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acolyte

[ak-uh-lahyt]

noun

  1. an altar attendant in public worship.

  2. Roman Catholic Church.

    1. a member of the highest-ranking of the four minor orders.

    2. the order itself.

  3. any attendant, assistant, or follower.



acolyte

/ ˈæəˌɪ /

noun

  1. a follower or attendant

  2. Christianity an officer who attends or assists a priest

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of acolyte1

1275–1325; Middle English acolite < Medieval Latin acolytus < Greek ódzܳٳDz follower, attendant, equivalent to a- prefix denoting association + -kolouthos, variant of éܳٳDz road, journey
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of acolyte1

C16: via Old French and Medieval Latin from Greek akolouthos a follower
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While Elon Musk has departed the Department of Government Efficiency, the world’s richest man is leaving a network of acolytes embedded inside nearly every federal agency.

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The Hitler acolyte Joseph Goebbels once said that the big joke on democracy was that it provided its mortal enemies with the means of its own destruction.

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The Tate-La Bianca murders of 1969 struck fear into mainstream America, and this frightening hippie who had supposedly compelled his acolytes to commit murder became the bogeyman of the counterculture era.

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Coogler’s use of history is a weapon for the people against the fascism of the Trump administration and their acolytes.

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The first was cybersecurity expert Christopher Krebs, who testified truthfully that the 2020 election was secure despite Trump and his mindless acolytes' conspiracy theories that the voting machines had been "rigged."

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