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English noun: deacon | |||
| 1. | deacon (person) a Protestant layman who assists the minister | ||
| Synonyms | Protestant deacon | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | church officer | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deaconess | ||
| 2. | deacon (person) a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clergyman, Holy Order, man of the cloth, Order, reverend | ||
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