Deacon
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Deacon
Noun
- A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
- A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
- 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.
Verb
- For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.
- To kill a calf shortly after birth.
- To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.
- To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc.
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