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Definitions for Deacon

[1] (in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
[2] (in other churches) an appointed or elected officer having variously defined duties.
[3] (in Freemasonry) either of two officers in a masonic lodge.
[4] to pack (vegetables or fruit) with only the finest pieces or the most attractive sides visible.
[5] to falsify (something); doctor.
[6] to castrate (a pig or other animal).
[7] to read aloud (a line of a psalm, hymn, etc.) before singing it.
[8] (in the Roman Catholic and other episcopal churches) an ordained minister ranking immediately below a priest
[9] (in Protestant churches) a lay official appointed or elected to assist the minister, esp in secular affairs
[10] Scot the president of an incorporated trade or body of craftsmen in a burgh

Words related to Deacon

elder, cleric, priest

Words nearby Deacon

dea., deaccelerate, deaccession, deacetylate, deacidify, deacon, deacon seat, deaconess, deaconry, deactivate, deacylase

Origin of Deacon

before 900; Middle English deken, Old English diacon < Late Latin diāconus < Greek diā́konos servant, minister, deacon, equivalent to diā- dia- + -konos service

Other words from Deacon

dea·con·ship , noun
un·der·dea·con , noun
Related adjective: diaconal

Word origin for Deacon

Old English, ultimately from Greek diakonos servant

Synonyms for Deacon

cleric, elder, priest, church officer