TubeTalk Pronunciation

How to pronounce “acolyte”

Hear “acolyte” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.

Pronunciation guide for acolyte

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of acolyte with real speech in context.
Available examples
5 YouTube examples
Real speech example
Wade Davis: Cultures at the far edge of the world 22 minutesso that for that brief shining moment, the acolyte becomes the god.
Definition summary
(Christianity) 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.

Example 1 of 5

How to pronounce acolyte

Wade Davis: Cultures at the far edge of the world 22 minutes

so that for that brief shining moment, the acolyte becomes the god.

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “acolyte”

Meaning

  • [Noun]
  • (Christianity) 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.
  • (Christianity) An altar server.
  • An attendant, assistant, or follower.

Practice Nearby Words

accensor, acolyth, acolyteship, acoemeti, cenobite, ecclesiastic, acoemetae, archsodality, acacian, ecclesiolater, oblate, acathistus, artolater, high mass, apocrisiarius, orarion, alipta, audient, vicar apostolic, altar wine, lampadarius, neophyte, deacon, ecclesiast, aulic, akathist, libationer, athonite, high church, canon, exorcistate, apocryphalist, epistler, bacchant, artotyrite, catholicosate, advocatrix, apostolicalness, ascesis, alytarch, archidiaconate, adoptian, benet, clericature, kliros, catholicos, oratorian, acephali, athlothete, minorite, theologian, chartophylax, katholikos, syncellus, trinitarian, ostiariate, acephalite, akathistos, caloyer, old catholic, vicar of christ, pillarist, even-christian, calixtine, ecclesiarch, apostle, illuminatus, apostolate, accessus, phelonion, protopsaltis, numerary, phaelonion, ecphonesis, atenist, maphrian, greek catholic, sacer vates, water drinker, legionary, high churchman, aulode, ananite, apotactite, anticardinal, adoration, athanasianist, igumen, hesychast, liturge, autocephaly, vardapet, epitrachelion, eparchy, hieromartyr, isapostle, agapet, catholic, cardinalate, arian

Similar Sounds

acolyte, accolate, accolade, acolytes, egalite, aconite, acold, occult, skylight, bakelite, skylite, eagle eyed, eagle-eyed, iolite, niccolite, skillet, accolades, alkali, ackles, adulate, alkaloid, backlight, alkalis, skelet, acal, alkalize, alkalies, analyte, bacolod, anglet, accite, jacklight, achat, back light, aguilas, anchor light, colite, alkalise, naxalite, wax light, escalate, chocalate, nicolette, eclat, auklet, eagle eye, rhyolite, decollete, the light, nicolet, skulked, skylit, aerolite, oxalate, eschalot, decollate, recollet, eagle eyes, take a lot, oak blight, scalade, aqil, acuate, actually, achilles, amulet, allied, alkaline, anklet, agate, actuate, agast, agel, aguilar, ackley, achille, act out, akela, alate, alet, annulate, ahola, aclu, annulet, ankled, akamai, achalasia, agal, acrolith, ackerly, acrylate, akella, ackerley, alat, achillea, aclant, amulett, akla, acla, alawite