archdeacon

arch·dea·con

 (ärch-dē′kən)

n.

A church official, as in the Anglican Church, who is in charge of temporal and other affairs in a diocese, with powers delegated from the bishop.

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[Middle English archedeken, from Old English arcediakon, from Late Latin archidiāconus, from Late Greek arkhidiākonos : Greek arkhi-, archi- + Greek diākonos, deacon.]

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arch·dea′con·ate (-kə-nĭt) n.

arch·dea′con·ship′ n.

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archdeacon

(ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkən)

n

1. (Anglicanism) an Anglican clergyman ranking just below a bishop and having supervisory duties under the bishop

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a clergyman of similar rank in other Churches

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arch•dea•con

(ˈɑrtʃˈdi kən)

n.

an ecclesiastic who ranks next below a bishop and has administrative responsibility for a diocese.

[before 1000]

arch`dea′con•ate, arch`dea′con•ry, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

archdeacon - (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop Anglican Church, Anglican Communion, Church of England - the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

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Translations

arcidiacono

archdeacon

[ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkən] N → arcediano m

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archdeacon

[ˌɑː^rtʃˈdiːkən] n → archidiacre m

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archdeacon

[ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkən] n → arcidiacono

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