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acolitus

  • noun [ masculine ]
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= ἀκόλυθος A light-bearer; lucifer
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  • Acolitus is se ðe leóht berþ æt Godes þénungum

    acolite is he who bears the light at God's services,

    • L. Ælf. P. 34 ; Th. ii. 378, 7
    • :
    • L. Ælf. C. 14 ; Th. ii. 348, 4
    • .
state, condition; ordo, gradus, etc.
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