as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
my cousin was married by his uncle, who is also a deacon in his church
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Recent Examples of deacon
In retirement, the grandfather of four found joy in taking walks at sunrise around the Rose Bowl, watching his beloved San Francisco 49ers and serving as head deacon of his congregation at Weller Street Baptist Church, his daughter said.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Cain has spoken previously about her First Baptist upbringing in a small conservative Florida town as the daughter of a deacon whose first exposure to music was through her church choir.
—James Factora, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
That desire led him to the seminary in 1982, and, three years later, he was ordained as a deacon and priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
By the seventh century, deacons from seven of the oldest and most important churches of Rome served as special advisers to the popes.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2025
Cain has spoken previously about her First Baptist upbringing in a small conservative Florida town as the daughter of a deacon whose first exposure to music was through her church choir.
—James Factora, Them, 9 Jan. 2025
That desire led him to the seminary in 1982, and, three years later, he was ordained as a deacon and priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Jan. 2025
By the seventh century, deacons from seven of the oldest and most important churches of Rome served as special advisers to the popes.
—Joanne M. Pierce, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deacon
Noun
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Within the faith there’s no real hierarchy; there are no popes, priests or clergy.—
Peter Kiefer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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In an interview with Vatican News, the Rev. Gabriel Romanelli, the parish priest of the Church of the Holy Family, the only Roman Catholic church in Gaza, says Pope Francis has called from the hospital at 8 p.m. Gaza time every night.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Each celebrates a matriarch who was present at the Sunday dinners of Hall’s childhood, including her maternal grandmother, Celestine, to a close family friend, Miss Sally, to the preacher’s wife, Mrs. Brooks.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
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There’s also Anthony Perkins as a madman in a preacher’s robe who is obsessed with China Blue.—
Jordan Crucchiola,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Jérémie attaches himself to a local bishop (Jacques Develay) in the process, sending everyone, including the village priest, into a psychosexual frenzy.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
21 Feb. 2025
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The Holy Father has clearly identified for the U.S. bishops and Church the protection and advocacy for the dignity of migrants as the preeminent urgency at this moment.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ralph Fiennes plays Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, a British clergyman who is the dean of the College of Cardinals at the Vatican.—
Armond White,
National Review,
19 Feb. 2025
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The occasion marked the halfway point between the winter and spring equinoxes, with clergymen blessing used candles and handing them out to locals every February 2.—
Rachel Dobkin,
Newsweek,
2 Feb. 2025
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Mayall also served as a pastor for the St. Joseph Parish in Wilmette from July 2016 to December 2018, according to a separate letter sent Saturday to the Saints Joseph and Francis Xavier Parish.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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Barbee also worked as a full-time youth pastor at a Los Angeles church from 1999 to 2004, according to his LinkedIn profile.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Deacon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deacon. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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