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Preferred term

Acolytes  

Definition

  • Those who assist the clergy during liturgical services, carrying out such minor tasks as lighting candles; today, in western churches, usually young people

Synonym(s)

  • Altar boys
  • Altar girls
  • Altar servers
  • Servers, altar

Notation

  • 120631

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-FWNS58KH-T

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