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acolyte
[ ak-uh-lahyt ]
noun
- an altar attendant in public worship.
- Roman Catholic Church.
- a member of the highest-ranking of the four minor orders.
- any attendant, assistant, or follower.
acolyte
/ ˈæəˌɪ /
noun
- a follower or attendant
- Christianity an officer who attends or assists a priest
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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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To be fair, there have been no indications of any such trading by Trump or his acolytes.
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He suggests Manson urged his acolytes to commit these severe crimes because of his paranoia.
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One can parse the arguments made by Trump and his GOP acolytes to figure it out.
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What matters is that Trump and Republicans show no embarrassment over having handed over both their power and responsibilities to a bunch of college-aged Musk acolytes who have no legal right to wield that power.
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At the same time Todd was branded “fake news” by President Trump and his acolytes on the right.
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