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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dea•con /ˈdikən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona member of the Christian clergy below the rank of a priest, or a non-clerical officer having various duties.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dea•con (dē′kən),USA pronunciation n. - Religion(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- Religion(in other churches) an appointed or elected officer having variously defined duties.
- (in Freemasonry) either of two officers in a masonic lodge.
v.t. - to pack (vegetables or fruit) with only the finest pieces or the most attractive sides visible.
- to falsify (something);
doctor. - to castrate (a pig or other animal).
- Religionto read aloud (a line of a psalm, hymn, etc.) before singing it.
- Greek diá̄konos servant, minister, deacon, equivalent. to diā- dia- + -konos service
- Late Latin diāconus
- Middle English deken, Old English diacon bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: deacon /ˈdiːkən/ n - (in the Roman Catholic and other episcopal churches) an ordained minister ranking immediately below a priest
- (in Protestant churches) a lay official appointed or elected to assist the minister, esp in secular affairs
Etymology: Old English, ultimately from Greek diakonos servantˈdeaconˌship n |