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Definitions of deacon in various dictionaries:
noun - a Protestant layman who assists the minister
noun - a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches
A cleric ranking just below a priest in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches.
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| In Catholic ministry, priest is right below bishop & this rank is right below priest |
| in this title from the Greek for "minister", for a member of the clerical order just below that of a priest |
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| (in Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox Churches) an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest. |
| Appoint or ordain as a deacon. |
| a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches one of the Holy Orders |
| a Protestant layman who assists the minister |
| A cleric ranking just below a priest in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches. |
| A Protestant layperson who assists the minister in various functions. |
| Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a person: Deacon Brown. |
| in some churches, an official, either male or female, who is below a priest in rank and who performs some of the duties of a priest |
| in some churches, a lay person ( an ordinary person without religious training) who helps with the running and organization of the church |
| (in some church groups) a church official of lower rank than a priest, or a church member who helps a minister |
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A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Some Christian churches, such as the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Anglican church, view the diaconate as part of the clerical state; in others, the deacon remains a layperson. * The word deacon is derived from the Greek word diákonos (), which is a standard ancient Greek word meaning "servant", "waiting-man", "minister", or "messenger". One commonly promulgated speculation as to its etymology is that it literally means "through the dust", referring to the dust raised by the busy servant or messenger.It is generally assumed that the office of deacon originated in the selection of seven men by the apostles, among them Stephen, to assist with the charitable work of the early church as recorded in Acts 6.The title deaconess ( diakónissa) is not found in the Bible. However, one |
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| BISHOP |
| CANON |
| CHAPLAIN |
| CLERIC |
| CURATE |
| ECCLESIASTIC |
| MINISTER |
| PARISHPRIEST |
| PARSON |
| PASTOR |