Meanings
nounaltar boy (plural altar boys)
plural altar boys
- A boy serving as an acolyte in certain forms of Christianity.
- A young man adhering to traditional values.
Translations
Catalan escolà, escolanet
- escolàA boy serving as an acolyte
- escolanetA boy serving as an acolyte
Chinese Mandarin 輔祭 /辅祭
- 輔祭 /辅祭 (fǔjì)A boy serving as an acolyte
Dutch misdienaar
- misdienaarA boy serving as an acolyte
Finnish kuoripoika
- kuoripoikaA boy serving as an acolyte
French servant de messe
- servant de messeA boy serving as an acolyte
German Messdiener, Ministrant
- MessdienerA boy serving as an acolyte
- MinistrantA boy serving as an acolyte
Greek παπαδάκι
- παπαδάκι (papadáki)A boy serving as an acolyte
Indonesian putra altar, misdinar
- putra altarA boy serving as an acolyte
- misdinarA boy serving as an acolyte
Irish cléireach
- cléireachA boy serving as an acolyte
Italian chierichetto, ministrante
- chierichettoA boy serving as an acolyte
- ministranteA boy serving as an acolyte
- abatinoA boy serving as an acolyte
Korean 복사
- 복사 (boksa)A boy serving as an acolyte
Polish ministrant
- ministrantA boy serving as an acolyte
Portuguese coroinha, acólito
- coroinhaA boy serving as an acolyte
- acólitoA boy serving as an acolyte
Russian министра́нт
- министра́нт (ministránt)A boy serving as an acolyte
Spanish monaguillo
- monaguilloA boy serving as an acolyte
Swedish korgosse
- korgosseA boy serving as an acolyte
Ukrainian міністра́нт
- міністра́нт (ministránt)A boy serving as an acolyte
Welsh gwas allor
- gwas allorA boy serving as an acolyte
Cite this entry
APA
altar boy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20boy
MLA
“altar boy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20boy. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altar boy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20boy.
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