altar server

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Etymology

From altar +‎ server.

Noun

altar server (plural altar servers)

1. (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) Irish: cléireach m Macedonian: при́служник m (príslužnik), ѓа́че n (ǵáče) (child) Polish: ministrant (pl) m, ministrantka (pl) f Portuguese: servo do altar m, serva do altar f Welsh: gwas allor m

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