acólito

See also: acolito

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈkɔ.li.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈkɔ.li.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈkɔ.li.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈkɔ.li.tu/

• Hyphenation: a‧có‧li‧to

Noun

acólito m (plural acólitos, feminine acólita, feminine plural acólitas)

1. (ecclesiastical) acolyte (person ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass)
2. acolyte; assistant

   Synonyms: ajudante, assistente

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkolito/ [aˈko.li.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -olito
• Syllabification: a‧có‧li‧to

Noun

acólito m (plural acólitos, feminine acólita, feminine plural acólitas)

1. (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.

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2. (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

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3. minion (a sycophantic follower)

Derived terms

• acolitar

 

Further reading

• “acólito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16