acolyte
/ˈækəʊlaɪt/noun
1- an assistant or follower助手; 追随者。
1.1
- a person assisting a priest in a religious service or procession（宗教仪式或队列中）教士助手。
词源
Middle English: from Old French acolyt or ecclesiastical Latin acolytus, from Greek akolouthos 'follower'.