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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">acolytes</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>hallelujas</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>acolyte&apos;s collars</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>Christian clergy</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>acolyte</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Assistants to priests and deacons, who generally perform duties such as lighting and bearing candles. The term is also used, by extension, in a general sense to refer to any novice or assistant. ]]></note></mads>