Synonyms of deacons

deacons

noun

plural of deacon

as in priests

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

• priests
• preachers
• pastors
• bishops
• clergymen
• ministers
• clerics
• clericals
• reverends
• ecclesiastics
• prelates
• chaplains
• fathers
• divines
• clerks
• missionaries
• clergypersons
• deaconesses
• priestesses
• archbishops
• popes
• monks
• presbyters
• churchmen
• dominies
• rectors
• abbots
• deans
• vicars
• clergywomen
• padres
• confessors
• parsons
• curés
• shepherds
• evangelists
• friars
• missioners
• diocesans
• archpriests
• curates
• monsignors
• religious
• monastics
• mendicants
• revivalists
• Holy Joes
• abbés
• oblates
• sky pilots
• missionizers
• high priests
• high priestesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laymen
• laypeople
• seculars
• lay readers
• lectors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of deacons

Last December, they were ordained to be transitional deacons by Cardinal Robert McElroy, who was then head of the San Diego diocese and is both a controversial and consequential figure in the Catholic church. —Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2025

As eight priests, two deacons and the Milwaukee archbishop celebrated Mass at the altar, Grunwaldt skirted the back, quietly keeping the operation running. —Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025