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

Church deacons want it to be called Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, its previous name. — Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026

The Archdiocese of Baltimore released a statement confirming that Goedeke served as a Catholic Church deacon and former Catholic school teacher. — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Among the residential buildings were the home of a deacon named Tisous and another that researchers think may have originally been a house church before the construction of the basilica. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026

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