archdeacon

arch·dea·con  (ärch-dkn)

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 archidiconus, from Late Greek arkhidikonos : Greek arkhi-, archi- + Greek dikonos, deacon.]

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arch·deacon·ate (-k-nt) n.

arch·deacon·ship n.

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archdeacon [ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkən]

n

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

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

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

Translations

archdeacon [ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkən] N → arcediano m

archdeacon [ˌɑː^rtʃˈdiːkən] n → archidiacre m

archdeacon [ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkən] n → arcidiacono