| NOUN | person | church officer | a church official |
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| Meaning | A church official. | |
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| Narrower | churchwarden | An officer in the Episcopal ... / Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters |
| deacon, Protestant deacon | A Protestant layman who assists the minister | |
| elder | Any of various church officers | |
| sexton, sacristan | An officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects | |
| verger | A church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies | |
| vestryman | A man who is a member of a church vestry | |
| vestrywoman | A woman who is a member of a church vestry | |
| Broader | official, functionary | A worker who holds or is invested with an office |
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