acólito
See also: acolito
Portuguese
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: a‧có‧li‧to
Noun
editacólito m (plural acólitos, feminine acólita, feminine plural acólitas)
- (ecclesiastical) acolyte (person ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass)
- acolyte; assistant
- Synonyms: ajudante, assistente
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editacólito m (plural acólitos, feminine acólita, feminine plural acólitas)
- (Christianity) acolyte
- 1891, Benito Pérez Galdós, Ángel Guerra:
- Los anónimos eran dos o tres caballeros de paño pardo, naturales de Cebolla o Erustes, otros tantos compañeros de Anchuras, algún profesor del colegio en que el difunto enseñaba Historia, el sacristán y acólitos de San Juan.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Christianity) altar boy
- Synonyms: monago, monaguillo
- 1820, Joaquín Lorenzo Villanueva, transl., Oficio de la Semana Santa:
- el Subdiácono en medio de dos acólitos que tengan ciriales encendidos
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- minion (a sycophantic follower)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “acólito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Spanish/olito
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