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altar boy

noun as in church helper

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He told the inquiry that this was the only time he had had sex with the altar boy.

They would make Willie Horton look like an altar boy compared to Maurice Clemmons.

After some hesitation Weasel took the gun, holding it stiffly in front of him, as an altar-boy might a sacred thing.

An assistant priest and a barefooted Mexican altar-boy stood framed in the arch of the ancient portal.

If you don't mind I'll stay outside in the hall, and rush in to act as altar-boy, when she agrees to 'vert.

He served the mass, an altar-boy at the Convent of the Propagation, and revealed unpleasant traits of character.

How you ever got beyond being an altar-boy is more than I can see.

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On this page you'll find 3 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to altar boy, such as: acolyte, acolytus, and altar attendant.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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