acólito
acolyte
noun ah-KOH-lee-toh Rare
Origin: Greek akolouthos (follower), via Latin acolythus
Also means
follower
Usage Note
Acólito originally referred to a liturgical minister who assists a priest at Mass, and still carries that religious sense. In modern journalistic and political Spanish it frequently means a close follower or henchman in a negative, ironic register (rodeado de sus acólitos). The plural is regular: acólitos.
Examples
"El acólito encendió las velas del altar."
Natural Translation
The acolyte lit the altar candles.
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