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/ ˈdi kən / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
(in other churches) an appointed or elected officer having variously defined duties.
(in Freemasonry) either of two officers in a masonic lodge.
verb (used with object) to pack (vegetables or fruit) with only the finest pieces or the most attractive sides visible.
to falsify (something); doctor.
to castrate (a pig or other animal).
to read aloud (a line of a psalm, hymn, etc.) before singing it.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of deacon before 900; Middle English deken, Old English diacon <Late Latin diāconus <Greek diā́konos servant, minister, deacon, equivalent to diā- dia- + -konos service
OTHER WORDS FROM deacon dea·con·ship, noun un·der·dea·con, noun Words nearby deacon DEA, deaccelerate, deaccession, deacetylate, deacidify, deacon , deaconess, deaconry, deacon seat, de-acquisition, deactivate
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Example sentences from the Web for deacon “His sermons were pretty much from his heart,” the deacon told us.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault | M.L. Nestel| December 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The deacon said he is demanding an explanation from Williams.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault | M.L. Nestel| December 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
According to the deacon , Williams made countless house calls and hospital visits whenever he could.
Exposed: The Gay-Bashing Pastor’s Same-Sex Assault | M.L. Nestel| December 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Deacon Williams seemed to confirm this sentiment, saying, “as Christian people, we wanted him to get well.”
Alabama Church Says HIV-Positive Preacher Slept With Flock | Matthew Paul Turner| October 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Paul employed his wife, a deacon in their Bowling Green presbyterian church, for damage control.
Is Rand Paul Christian Enough for the GOP? | Olivia Nuzzi| August 2, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The Samuel Tompson referred to in the following entry seems to have been the son of the deacon , and was born Nov. 6, 1662.
Some Phases of Sexual Morality and Church Discipline in Colonial New England | Charles Francis Adams
The deacon was still silent, and aunt Judith and Mrs. Farnham seemed to be knitting more rapidly than usual.
Winter Fun | William O. Stoddard
I remember Mrs. Deacon Ranney and her frigid companions very distinctly.
Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions | Slason Thompson
During a famine a rich man offered to supply a vast store of grain for public use provided he was made a deacon .
Curiosities of Christian History | Croake James
He was a deacon of the church, very sedate and all that, and he said he wouldnt allow his daughter to marry a gun-runner.
Dorothy Dixon and the Double Cousin | Dorothy Wayne
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British Dictionary definitions for deacon noun Christianity (in the Roman Catholic and other episcopal churches) an ordained minister ranking immediately below a priest
(in Protestant churches) a lay official appointed or elected to assist the minister, esp in secular affairs
Scot the president of an incorporated trade or body of craftsmen in a burgh
Other words from deacon Related adjective: diaconal
Derived forms of deacon deaconship , noun Word Origin for deacon Old English, ultimately from Greek diakonos servant
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Words related to deacon elder, cleric, priest