Synonyms of deacons

deacons

noun

plural of deacon

as in priests

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• priests
• preachers
• pastors
• bishops
• clergymen
• ministers
• clerics
• clericals
• reverends
• ecclesiastics
• prelates
• chaplains
• fathers
• divines
• clerks
• missionaries
• clergypersons
• deaconesses
• priestesses
• archbishops
• popes
• monks
• presbyters
• churchmen
• dominies
• rectors
• abbots
• deans
• vicars
• clergywomen
• padres
• confessors
• parsons
• curés
• shepherds
• evangelists
• friars
• missioners
• diocesans
• archpriests
• curates
• monsignors
• religious
• monastics
• mendicants
• revivalists
• Holy Joes
• abbés
• oblates
• monsignori
• sky pilots
• missionizers
• high priests
• high priestesses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laymen
• laypeople
• secular
• seculars
• laypersons
• lectors
• lay readers