deacon (redirected from deaconships)

dea·con  (dkn)

n.

1. A cleric ranking just below a priest in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches.

2. A Protestant layperson who assists the minister in various functions.

3. Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a person: Deacon Brown.

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[Middle English deken, from Old English dacon, from Late Latin diconus, perhaps from Greek dikonos, attendant, minister.]

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deacon

Noun

Christianity

1. (in episcopal churches) an ordained minister ranking immediately below a priest

2. (in some Protestant churches) a lay official who assists the minister [Greek diakonos servant]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	deacon - a Protestant layman who assists the minister Protestant deacon church officer - a church official deaconess - a woman deacon
	2.	deacon - a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders clergyman, man of the cloth, reverend - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church Holy Order, Order - (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order"

Translations

deacon [ˈdiːkən] n → diácono

deacon [ˈdiːkən] n → diacre m

deacon [ˈdiːkən] n → Diakon m

deacon [ˈdiːkən] n → diacono