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Acolyte

An acolyte is an assistant or follower assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession. In many Christian denominations, an acolyte is anyone performing ceremonial duties such as lighting altar candles. In others, the term is used for one who has been inducted into a particular liturgical ministry, even when not performing those duties.

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Western Christianity

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Acolyte

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples87
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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related to Catholic Church · 19
Acolyte → August, By, Candidates, Eucharist, General Instruction, He, Holy See, In, Instituted Acolyte, Institutions, Latin Church, Lector, Ministeria, Ministries, Pope Paul VI, Roman Missal, The, The Ministry, Until
related to Anglican Churches · 13
Acolyte → Acolytes, An, Anglican, Anglicanism, Book, Common Prayer, English Reformation, Evangelical Parishes, Gospel, Low, The, Then, Where
related to References · 13
Acolyte → Cambridge, Catholic Encyclopedia, Charles, Cowley Publications, Dictionary, Episcopalians, Herbermann, John, MA, New York, Robert Appleton Company, This, Wall
related to Eastern Christianity · 10
Acolyte → Also, At, Byzantine Rite Eastern Catholic, Churches, Eastern Lutheran, Eastern Orthodox, However, In, Subdeacons, The
related to Gallery · 10
Acolyte → Apostles Philip, Evangelical-Lutheran, Feast Day, Gospel Reading, High Mass, Holy Trinity Church, James, Less, LessEvangelical-Lutheran, Uppsala
related to Methodist Churches · 8
Acolyte → Acolytes, Before, In, It, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Methodist, This
related to Evangelical-Lutheran Churches · 4
Acolyte → CruciferThuriferTorchbearerBiblebearerBannerbearer, In, Lutheran Churches, The
related to External links · 4
Acolyte → Cambridge University Press, Chisholm, Encyclopædia Britannica, Hugh
related to Etymology · 3
Acolyte → Greek, Late Latin, The
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Acolyte → altar server, assistant or follower assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Acolyteis aassistant or follower assisting the celebrant in a religious service or procession0.90text
Acolyteis aaltar server0.90text
lighting altar candlesinstance ofan acolyte is anyone performing ceremonial duties0.80text
Acolyterelated to Anglican ChurchesThe0.60section
Acolyterelated to Anglican ChurchesAnglicanism0.60section
Acolyterelated to Anglican ChurchesEnglish Reformation0.60section
Acolyterelated to Anglican ChurchesBook0.60section
Acolyterelated to Anglican ChurchesCommon Prayer0.60section
Acolyterelated to Anglican ChurchesAnglican0.60section
Acolyterelated to Anglican ChurchesThen0.60section
Acolyterelated to Anglican ChurchesLow0.60section
Acolyterelated to Anglican ChurchesEvangelical Parishes0.60section

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