Word: acolytes
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: a
co
lytes
Definition: Plural of acolyte; 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: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the plurals of numerals, letters, some abbreviations and some nouns, usually because the omission of an apostrophe would make the meaning unclear or ambiguous.