altar boy
Example Sentences
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Scorsese grew up in New York’s Little Italy as a Catholic altar boy and aspiring priest who was also fascinated by the mafiosos that loomed large in his community.
I have fond memories as an altar boy in Dublin learning the Latin Mass by heart with many words and responses still etched in my memory.
From New York Times
Some went as altar boys to serve mass at an Italian prisoner of war camp.
From Seattle Times
More than half of the victims were 13 or younger when the abuse took place, and nearly a third of them were altar boys, according to the report.
From Seattle Times
That last detail has become a subject of lingering intrigue because, after all, this was Boris Johnson, no altar boy, walking to the altar.
From New York Times
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