acolyte
Example Sentences
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His intellectual bravado has always attracted disciples and acolytes, notably his cultlike following at Cambridge, where he taught in the 1930s and ’40s.
For “One Battle After Another,” Anderson, an acolyte of “The French Connection,” wanted VistaVision for its toothy texture and lush but less-than-clean picture.
No stirring during the break after the first movement as members of the local New National Theatre Chorus walked on stage with the ceremonial slow gliding movements of acolytes in a temple.
From Los Angeles Times
The US leader said he had heard "great things about her" and hailed the fact that she was an acolyte of assassinated former premier Shinzo Abe, with whom he had close ties.
From Barron's
Ken Belson’s “Every Day Is Sunday” documents how the NFL became an “immensely profitable American religion, complete with acolytes, pomp, and tax breaks.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
