altar server

English

Etymology

altar +‎ server

Noun

altar server (plural altar servers)

(Christianity) A layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy, attending to supporting tasks at the altar.
Synonym: acolyte

Hyponyms: altar boy, altar girl

Translations

layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy

German: Ministrant (de) m, Ministrantin (de) f
Hungarian: ministráns (hu)
Macedonian: при́служник m (príslužnik), ѓа́че n (ǵáče) (child)
Portuguese: servo do altar m, serva do altar f

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