deacon

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a Protestant layman who assists the minister
  2. noun a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deken, dekne, from Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”).

In classic literature

Synonyms

Protestant deacon

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