akolita

== Polish == === Alternative forms === akolit (obsolete, 16th–19th c.) === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos). First attested in 1528. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.kɔˈli.ta/ Rhymes: -ita Syllabification: a‧ko‧li‧ta === Noun === akolita m pers (female equivalent akolitka) (Christianity) acolyte [from 16th c.] akolita ustanowiony ― an appointed acolyte (formal, often ironic) acolyte (attendant, assistant or follower) [from 19th c.] Synonyms: pomocnik, poplecznik wierny akolita ― a faithful acolyte ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === akolita in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN akolita in Polish dictionaries at PWN Teresa Sokołowska (09.04.2011), “AKOLIT”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century] Krystyna Siekierska (01.09.2008), “AKOLITA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century] Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “akolita”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861 J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “akolit, akolita”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 17