释义 |
church-officer An officer of a church: in Scotl. a (paid) official who attends to a place of worship, a beadle or sexton.
17..Nugent Appendix to Greek Primitives 311 (Jod.), Acolyte, an inferior church-officer. 1871Moncrieff Practice F.C. of Scotl. i. (1886) 26 The Church officer or Beadle, who takes charge of the place of worship and is responsible for its condition, is an officer of the Deacon's Court. |