Definitions
a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English deken, dekne, from Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”).
Used in a sentence
“He was deaconed on the 23rd May, and priested on the 29th September, 1624, by John, Bishop of Sodar and Man.”
“Chapman was a lay missionary and was not deaconed until 1844 and priested in 1852.”
“Thus, Samuel Seabury... was deaconed by the Bishop of Lincoln and priested by the Bishop of Carlisle.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Church officer”6 letters
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