deacon
English Thesaurus
1. a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person)
hypernym | : | clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend, |
definition | : | a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church (noun.person) |
hypernym | : | holy order, order, |
definition | : | (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy (noun.state) |
2. a Protestant layman who assists the minister (noun.person)
hypernym | : | church officer, |
definition | : | a church official (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | deaconess, |
definition | : | a woman deacon (noun.person) |
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