altar boy

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altar boy

noun altar boys

  1. A boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity.
  2. A young man adhering to traditional values.

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noun A boy serving as an acolyte

Españolmonaguillo
한국어복사 boksa
中文輔祭 /辅祭 fǔjì
Portuguêscoroinha, acólito
Françaisservant de messe
DeutschMessdiener, Ministrant
Italianochierichetto, ministrante, abatino
Ελληνικάπαπαδάκι papadáki
Русскийминистра́нт ministránt

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@misc{altar_boy_2026,
  title = {altar boy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/altar%20boy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}