Deacon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
  2. (in other churches) an appointed or elected officer having variously defined duties.
  3. (in Freemasonry) either of two officers in a masonic lodge.
verb (used with object)
  1. to pack (vegetables or fruit) with only the finest pieces or the most attractive sides visible.
  2. to falsify (something); doctor.
  3. to castrate (a pig or other animal).
  4. to read aloud (a line of a psalm, hymn, etc.) before singing it.
noun Christianity
  1. (in the Roman Catholic and other episcopal churches) an ordained minister ranking immediately below a priest
  2. (in Protestant churches) a lay official appointed or elected to assist the minister, esp in secular affairs
  3. the president of an incorporated trade or body of craftsmen in a burgh
Deacon (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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