acolyte

Summary

acolyte is a Catholic vocation^[1]. acolyte draws 1,789 Wikipedia views per month (catholic_vocation category, ranking #3 of 22).^[2]

Key Facts

• acolyte's instance of is recorded as Catholic vocation^[3].
• acolyte is a type of minor orders^[4].
• acolyte's Commons category is recorded as Acolytes^[5].
• acolyte's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[6].
• acolyte's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedic Lexicon^[7].
• acolyte's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[8].
• acolyte's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• acolyte's described by source is recorded as Kościelna encyclopedia^[10].
• acolyte's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[11].
• acolyte's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'معاونة الكاهن'}^[12].
• acolyte's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'acólita'}^[13].
• acolyte's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'acolyte'}^[14].
• acolyte's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'акалітка'}^[15].
• acolyte's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'acolyte'}^[16].
• acolyte's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'акаліт'}^[17].
• acolyte's next higher rank is recorded as subdeacon^[18].

Body

Definition and Type

acolyte's instance of is recorded as Catholic vocation^[3]. acolyte is a type of minor orders^[4].

Why It Matters

acolyte draws 1,789 Wikipedia views per month (catholic_vocation category, ranking #3 of 22).^[2] acolyte has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] acolyte is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]