deacon
/ˈdiːkən/ nom C1En français : diacre, diaconesse
- A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
- A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
- An ordained clergyperson usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.
- A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.
- A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.
- A junior lodge officer.
- The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts.
- A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below).
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