acolyte
French, noun/a.kɔ.lit/
acolyte is spelled A-C-O-L-Y-T-E (7 letters) and appears 1.4 times per million words in written French, the 25,925th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Acolyte is a French feminine noun meaning “acolyte” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Ministre liturgique (jusqu’au concile Vatican II : clerc promu à l’un des quatre ordres mineurs) dont…”.
What does acolyte mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemasculineacolyte
- 2
femininemasculinehenchman, sidekick; partner in crime
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ministre liturgique (jusqu’au concile Vatican II : clerc promu à l’un des quatre ordres mineurs) dont l’office est de servir à l’autel le prêtre et le diacre lors des célébrations liturgiques. 2. ou Personne qui est au service de quelqu’un d’autre, ou son compagnon.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of acolyte
- acolytes plural
- acolythe alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce acolyte?
- /a.kɔ.lit/
- \a.kɔ.lit\
- [a.kɔ.lit]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to acolyte
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is acolyte in French?
acolyte appears 1.4 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).