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

The research in the Diocese of Saginaw reviewed allegations against 37 priests and one deacon, 30 of whom are known or presumed to be dead. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 25 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

Palmer came from a modest upbringing in the Chicago suburbs, the daughter of a teacher and a Catholic deacon. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 27 May 2026

Titian painted Saint Lawrence—a third-century church deacon who was slow-roasted for defying Roman authorities—bound to a palette over a sizzling fire, while a man thrusts a long, forked skewer into his torso. — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 16 May 2026