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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024arch•dea•con /ˈɑrtʃˈdikən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona clergyman who ranks next below a bishop.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024arch•dea•con (ärch′dē′kən),USA pronunciation n. - an ecclesiastic, ranking next below a bishop and having charge of the temporal and external administration of a diocese, with jurisdiction delegated from the bishop.
- [Rom. Cath. Ch.]a title of honor conferred only on a member of a cathedral chapter.
- Greek archidiá̄konos. See arch-1, deacon
- Late Latin archidiāconus
- Middle English archideken, Old English arcediacon bef. 1000
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