- Protestant deacon
- nouna Protestant layman who assists the minister• Syn: ↑deacon• Hypernyms: ↑church officer• Hyponyms: ↑deaconess
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Protestant deacon
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deacon — [dē′kən] n. [ME deken < OE deacon < LL(Ec) diaconus, a servant of the church, deacon < Gr diakonos, servant, messenger (in N.T., deacon) < dia (see DIA ) + konein, to strive < IE base * ken > L conari, to try, W digon, can] 1. a … English World dictionary
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