Synonyms of deacon

deacon

noun

ˈdē-kən 

as in priest

a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• priest
• preacher
• bishop
• clergyman
• pastor
• minister
• reverend
• cleric
• clerical
• chaplain
• clergyperson
• clerk
• father
• prelate
• ecclesiastic
• dominie
• divine
• deaconess
• priestess
• pope
• missionary
• archbishop
• presbyter
• rector
• monk
• churchman
• vicar
• abbot
• dean
• parson
• padre
• curé
• diocesan
• confessor
• abbé
• monsignor
• evangelist
• shepherd
• clergywoman
• friar
• curate
• missioner
• archpriest
• Holy Joe
• revivalist
• monastic
• sky pilot
• mendicant
• religious
• oblate
• high priestess
• high priest
• missionizer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• layman
• layperson
• secular
• lector
• lay reader

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deacon

Among them were the house of Tisous, identified as a church deacon and dating to the second half of the fourth century, which archaeologists believe served as a house church before the construction of the city’s basilica. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

Eddie, a mechanic, was also a deacon at the church, an usher and a member of the choir, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026

Her parents, Baptist deacons who ultimately left the church over its refusal to ordain women, raised their children to wrestle with such questions. — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026

When there’s a big medical bill, the deacon, or maybe some sort of committee, a small committee within the church, try to pull some funds together to pay for it. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 6 June 2026