subdeaconaten.
/ˌsʌbˈdiːkənət/, /ˌsʌbˈdiːkn̩ət/, U.S. /ˌsəbˈdikənət/ Now historical.
= subdiaconate n.
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subdeaconOE
southdeacon1340
subdeaconrya1500
subdeacon1520
tunicle1554
subdeaconate1810
society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > deacon > subdeacon > [noun] > office of
subdeaconrya1500
subdeaconship1563
subdiaconate1697
sub-deaconhood1728
subdeaconate1810
1810 Encycl. Brit. XV. 408/2 The Greeks disavow these petty orders, and pass immediately to the subdeaconate.
1878 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (ed. 2) III. xix. 370 For the sub-deaconate and higher grades a knowledge of the New Testament..was requisite.
1963 Negro Digest Sept. 31/2 James received his subdeaconate and then crossed the ocean to continue his studies in the famous Sulpician Seminary in Paris.
2010 M. Hudale Matrix of Mysticism x. 404 In taking my vow of celibacy and accepting the order of subdeaconate, I was about to consecrate myself irrevocably to the Roman Catholic Church.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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