deacon

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dea·con | \ ˈdē-kən

plural deacons

Definition of deacon

: a subordinate officer in a Christian church: such as

a : a Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Orthodox cleric ranking next below a priest

b : one of the laity elected by a church with congregational polity to serve in worship, in pastoral care, and on administrative committees

c : a Mormon in the lowest grade of the Aaronic priesthood

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my cousin was married by his uncle, who is also a deacon in his church

Recent Examples on the Web Leonid Dzhalilov, who is forty-three, worked as a high-school math teacher and served as a deacon at a Moscow church. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2022 Myers also served as Pilot Station’s Russian Orthodox deacon for 15 years. — Olivia Ebertz, Anchorage Daily News, 3 May 2022 Alexi Rosenfeld—Getty Images Adrian Mazhur, a deacon with the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Manhattan, has also noticed more Ukrainians coming in for church service since the war began. — Time, 23 Apr. 2022 Parkinson and his wife, Whittney, went through pre-marital counseling with Korobov, a deacon of compassion ministries at One Fellowship Church. — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Apr. 2022 Driving a truck for Waukegan Baptist Bible Church (WBBC) in Waukegan was James Brown, deacon, and in the front passenger seat was Rev. Gregory Randle, the church’s founder and pastor. — Karie Angell Luc, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2022 This group included journalists, academics, natural scientists, a developmental psychologist, a doctor, a musician, and a Russian Orthodox deacon. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2022 Willhoff, 42, of Union Township, was a youth leader and deacon at the girl's church, Landmark Baptist Church. — Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 13 Apr. 2022 Dzhalilov, the math teacher and deacon, and Miller, the musician, were staying a few blocks away. — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2022 See More

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