NOUN | person | deacon, Protestant deacon | a Protestant layman who assists the minister |
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person | deacon | a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches |
Sounds | diy'kahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | A Protestant layman who assists the minister. | |
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Synonym | Protestant deacon | |
Narrower | deaconess | A woman deacon / deacon |
Broader | church officer | A church official |
Spanish | diácono, diácono protestante | |
Catalan | diaca |
Meaning | A cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders. | |
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Broader | Holy Order, Order | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy |
clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth | A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | |
Spanish | diácono | |
Catalan | diaca |
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