acolyte
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Ms. Lemann was a friend and acolyte of Percy, but where “The Moviegoer” is brooding, “Lives of the Saints” is madcap.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
A mother superior in her 40s, she has found a young acolyte, Richardis, deeply devoted to her and who paints representations of Hildegard’s visions.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2025
Takaichi, 64, an acolyte of former premier Shinzo Abe, has advocated her mentor's "Abenomics" economic policies including massive monetary easing and active fiscal spending.
From Barron's • Oct. 30, 2025
FX’s “Damages” riveted audiences with its escalating battles between Glenn Close’s legal shark Patty Hewes and her supposed acolyte, Rose Byrne’s fresh-out-of-law school Ellen Parsons.
From Salon • May 9, 2025
They brought a robe for her as well, the soft thick robe of an acolyte, black upon one side and white upon the other.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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