Word: acolytate
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
co
ly
tate
Definition: The minor order of acolytes; someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service; a cleric ordained in the highest of the minor orders in the Roman Catholic Church but not in the Anglican Church or the Eastern Orthodox Churches
Morphemes:
Affix: acolyte
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ἀκόλουθος
Language: grc
Decoded: akolouthos
Meaning: follower, attendant
Affix: -ate
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: a rank or office