deacon

Definition of Deacon in English :

see synonyms of deacon

Noun

1. deacon, protestant deacon

a Protestant layman who assists the minister

protestant deacon

2. deacon

a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Deacon

see synonyms of deacon

noun Christianity

1.

(in the Roman Catholic and other episcopal churches) an ordained minister ranking immediately below a priest

2.

(in Protestant churches) a lay official appointed or elected to assist the minister, esp in secular affairs

3. Scottish

the president of an incorporated trade or body of craftsmen in a burgh

Deacon

see synonyms of deacon

noun

1.

a cleric ranking just below a priest in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches

2.

in some Protestant churches,

a.

a person in training to be a minister

b.

an officer who helps the minister in matters not having to do with worship

verb transitive

3. US, Informal, Obsolete

to read (a verse) aloud before it is sung by the congregation

usually with off

4. US, Slang, Obsolete

a.

to pack (produce) so that only the best shows

b.

to deal with deceptively

Deacon

see synonyms of deacon

n.

1. A cleric ranking just below a priest in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches.

2. A lay assistant to a Protestant minister.

3. Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a person: Deacon Brown.

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