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Word | Deacon |
Urdu Meaning | بابو صاحب, مهتم نياز و صدقات |
a Protestant layman who assists the minister / a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches / An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pastor, and has duties as in the Presbyterian church. / (in Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches) an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest., | |
Usage | ⇒ In 1984 he was ordained a Catholic deacon and is currently a member of the pastoral staff at St. Colman Parish. |
Synonyms | elder, cleric, minister, priest, bishop, church officer, clergyman, deaconess, acolyte, adulterate, capitular, clerk, doctor, lecturer, parson, presbyter, reader, sacristan, sexton, warden, |
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