- (formal)
a person who follows and helps a leader 侍从;随员;助手 the Emperor’s faithful acolytes 皇帝忠实的助手
- (specialist)
a person who helps a priest in some church ceremonies Topics Religion and festivalsc2辅祭;赞礼
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French acolyt or ecclesiastical Latin acolytus, from Greek akolouthos ‘follower’.