| NOUN | person | deacon, Protestant deacon | a Protestant layman who assists the minister |
|---|---|---|---|
| person | deacon | a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches |
| Sounds | diy'kahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A Protestant layman who assists the minister. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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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