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nounA layperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy, attending to supporting tasks at the altar.
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German Ministrant, Ministrantin
- Ministrantlayperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy
- Ministrantinlayperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy
Hungarian ministráns
- ministránslayperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy
Irish cléireach
- cléireachlayperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy
Polish ministrant, ministrantka
- ministrantlayperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy
- ministrantkalayperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy
Portuguese servo do altar, serva do altar
- servo do altarlayperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy
- serva do altarlayperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy
Welsh gwas allor
- gwas allorlayperson, often a child or adolescent, who assists a member of the clergy during a Christian liturgy
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APA
altar server. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20server
MLA
“altar server.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20server. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “altar server,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/altar%20server.
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