(n) :
(Ecclesiastical): One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass; one who attends; an assistant
"with such chiefs, and with James and John as acolytes - Motley"
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(n) :
(Ecclesiastical): One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the wine and water and the lights at the Mass; one who attends; an assistant
"with such chiefs, and with James and John as acolytes - Motley"