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- [dee-kuh n]
- /ˈdi kən/
- /ˈdiː.kən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dee-kuh n]
- /ˈdi kən/
Definitions of deacon word
- countable noun deacon A deacon is a member of the clergy, for example in the Church of England, who is lower in rank than a priest. 3
- countable noun deacon A deacon is a person who is not ordained but who assists the minister in some Protestant churches. 3
- noun deacon (in the Roman Catholic and other episcopal churches) an ordained minister ranking immediately below a priest 3
- noun deacon (in Protestant churches) a lay official appointed or elected to assist the minister, esp in secular affairs 3
- noun deacon the president of an incorporated trade or body of craftsmen in a burgh 3
- noun deacon a cleric ranking just below a priest in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches 3
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Origin of deacon
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English deken, Old English diacon < Late Latin diāconus < Greek diā́konos servant, minister, deacon, equivalent to diā- dia- + -konos service
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Parts of speech for Deacon
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pronoun
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deacon popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
deacon usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for deacon
noun deacon
- cleric — A cleric is a member of the clergy.
- priest — a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- clergyperson — a member of the clergy
verb deacon
- trump up — Cards. any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit. Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- gloss — an explanation or translation, by means of a marginal or interlinear note, of a technical or unusual expression in a manuscript text.
- weighted — having additional weight.
- salted — containing salt; having the taste of salt: salt water.
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