acolyte

noun4

1. •
   One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
2. •
   An attendant, assistant, or follower.

   • “Apparently, one of Milius's acolytes spends a lot of time at the top of that huge, dangerous mountain. Better get climbing.” “(groans) Oh.” — 2024
3. •
   A devoted follower, fan, especially an overly eager one, following blindly.
4. •
   An altar server.

   • The kneeling acolyte chimed a sacring-bell, and the congregation bent and swayed like a wheat-field swept scross by sudden wind. — 1965