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deacon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | protestant deacon |
| Type of | church officer |
| Has types | deaconess |
deacon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | holy order, clergyman, order, reverend, man of the cloth |
Examples of deacon
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Charles was ordained in the early 1960s, first as a deacon and then as an elder.
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Deacon said she checks in with her financial adviser three or four times a year.
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Some congregations and districts have women who have a similar role to a deacon.
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Second, Smyth introduced a twofold church leadership, that of pastor and deacon.
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Deacon Coudrain blesses each empty casket before sending it on its final journey.
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He wrapped up duties at the church where he had served as a deacon for decades.
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He became an ordained deacon at First Baptist Church of Desloge when he was 27.
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Benson was a member of Berean Baptist Church in Elberta, where he was a deacon.
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Jones was an ordained deacon and ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church USA.
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- A Protestant layman who assists the minister
- A cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
- Deacon is a role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. In many traditions, the diaconate, the term for a deacon's office, is a clerical office; in others, it is for laity.
- The AEC Mk I Gun Carrier, known as Deacon, was a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War. It was an attempt to make the QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun into a self-propelled artillery piece. It was employed only during the North African Campaign (1942-1943).
- The Deacon is a fictional Marvel Comics character. He is a zealot who believes he is doing the work of God. He has been blessed with powers and weapons from Heaven. His sole weakness is that he will not destroy any holy object such as the Bible.
- Deacon is a priesthood office in the Aaronic Priesthood of denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- This article relates to mainstream Craft Freemasonry, sometimes known as Blue Lodge Freemasonry. Every Masonic Lodge elects or appoints Masonic Lodge Officers to execute the necessary functions of the lodge's life and work. ...
- Deacon (born Ryan David Winkle in 1977) is an American "Written, Arranged, Produced and Performed By" singer songwriter from Tulsa,OK. He is a multi-instrumentalist and plays strictly by ear. Deacon plays the guitar and bass flipped over like Jimi Hendrix except, he doesn't flip the strings. ...
- A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6); A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work; A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor; A junior Lodge officer; The lowest office in the Aaronic ...
