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Acolyte
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) One who attends; an assistant.
(2):
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Acolyte'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/a/acolyte.html. 1828.