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Meaning of deacons

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deacons

noun

Definitions

  1. (Church history) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).

  2. (Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.

  3. Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.

  4. Anglicanism: An ordained clergyman usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.

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