deacon
deacon
Definition
dea·con (dē′kən)
noun
- a cleric ranking just below a priest in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches
- in some Protestant churches,
- a person in training to be a minister
- an officer who helps the minister in matters not having to do with worship
Etymology: ME deken < OE deacon < LL(Ec) diaconus, a servant of the church, deacon < Gr diakonos, servant, messenger (in N.T., deacon) < dia- (see dia-) + -konein, to strive < IE base *ken- > L conari, to try, W digon, can
transitive verb
- ☆ Informal to read (a verse) aloud before it is sung by the congregation: usually with off
- ☆ Slang
- to pack (produce) so that only the best shows
- to deal with deceptively
deacon
Synonyms
deacon
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- ordain: Also ordained deacon on Sunday 2nd July, the Revd.
- become: He continued to sing at his local church, where, following in his father's footsteps, he became deacon.
- call: Only two of the men are mentioned elsewhere in Scripture ( Stephen and Philip ), but they are nowhere called deacons.
- make: Later on he was made senior deacon, a post he held till his death in 1923.
- appoint: Bishops and deacons have succeeded to bishops and deacons appointed by the Apostles ( 44 ).
- martyr: A deacon martyred in all probability in Seville in Spain.
Converse of subject
- assist: He was assisted by two permanent deacons of the Aberdeen Diocese, the Revs.
Adjective modifier
- permanent: Within a few years, in some countries, the first new permanent deacons were ordained.
- local: Local deacons are expected to attend all CME provision arranged by the Co-ordinator, including the residential Training Week.
- new: Ten new priests and nine new deacons will be ordained, the largest such service for a long time.
- female: It may be talking about requirements on the wives of deacons, and it may be talking about requirements on the female deacons.
- first: Within a few years, in some countries, the first new permanent deacons were ordained.
- young: But one night a young deacon rose and began reading from Psalm 24, " Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord?
Noun used with modifier
- woman: The Orthodox Church is discussing the possibility of restoring the order of women deacons, who once ministered in the early church.
- word: How is the word deacon used in the New Testament?
Possessives
- order: Athanasius, tho only in deacon's order, must have taken no subordinate part in these events.
Preposition: in
- church: Nothing indicates that he was a deacon in the church.
- work: I feel more comfortable as a deacon in work than I do as a deacon in church as the moment.
Preposition: of
- church: A MOST UNLIKELY EVANGELIST In May 1855, an eighteen-year-old boy went to the deacons of a church in Boston.
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