ALL meanings of deacon
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D d - countable noun deacon A deacon is a member of the clergy, for example in the Church of England, who is lower in rank than a priest. 3
- countable noun deacon A deacon is a person who is not ordained but who assists the minister in some Protestant churches. 3
- noun deacon (in the Roman Catholic and other episcopal churches) an ordained minister ranking immediately below a priest 3
- noun deacon (in Protestant churches) a lay official appointed or elected to assist the minister, esp in secular affairs 3
- noun deacon the president of an incorporated trade or body of craftsmen in a burgh 3
- noun deacon a cleric ranking just below a priest in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches 3
- noun deacon in some Protestant churches, 3
- noun deacon a person in training to be a minister 3
- noun deacon an officer who helps the minister in matters not having to do with worship 3
- verb transitive deacon to read (a verse) aloud before it is sung by the congregation 3
- verb transitive deacon to pack (produce) so that only the best shows 3
- verb transitive deacon to deal with deceptively 3
- noun deacon church cleric 1
- noun deacon rank of cleric 1
- noun Technical meaning of deacon Direct English Access and CONtrol. English-like query system. Sammet 1969, p.668. 1
- noun deacon (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest. 1
- noun deacon (in other churches) an appointed or elected officer having variously defined duties. 1
- noun deacon (in Freemasonry) either of two officers in a masonic lodge. 1
- noun deacon Appoint or ordain as a deacon. 1
- verb with object deacon to pack (vegetables or fruit) with only the finest pieces or the most attractive sides visible. 1
- verb with object deacon to falsify (something); doctor. 1
- verb with object deacon to castrate (a pig or other animal). 1
- verb with object deacon to read aloud (a line of a psalm, hymn, etc.) before singing it. 1
- noun deacon (Church history) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6). 0
- noun deacon (Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work. 0
- noun deacon (Protestantism) Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor. 0
- noun deacon (Protestantism) Anglicanism: An ordained clergyman usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon. 0
- noun deacon (Protestantism) Methodism: A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate. 0
- noun deacon (freemasonry) A junior lodge officer. 0
- noun deacon (Mormonism) The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts. 0
- noun deacon (US, animal husbandry) A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below). 0
- noun deacon (Scotland) The chairman of an incorporated company. 0
- verb deacon (Christianity, music) For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir. 0
- verb deacon (US, animal husbandry) To kill a calf shortly after birth. 0
- verb deacon (Slang) (US) To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath. 0
- verb deacon (Slang) (US) To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc. 0