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Deacon
Deacon Dea"con, v. t.
With humorous reference to hypocritical posing: To pack
(fruit or vegetables) with the finest specimens on top; to
alter slyly the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor
(an article to be sold), etc. [Colloq., U. S.]
Deacon
Deacon Dea"con, n. [OE. diakne, deakne, deken, AS. diacon,
deacon, L. diaconus, fr. Gr. ? a servant or minister, a
minister of the church; of uncertain origin. In sense 2 prob.
confused with dean.]
1. (Eccl.) 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.
2. The chairman of an incorporated company. [Scot.]
DeaconDeacon Dea"con, v. t.
To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing
it, -- usually with off. [Colloq. New. Eng.] See Line, v.
t.
Note: The expression is derived from a former custom in the
Congregational churches of New England. It was part of
the office of a deacon to read aloud the psalm given
out, one line at a time, the congregation singing each
line as soon as read; -- called, also, lining out the
psalm.
Meaning of Deacons from wikipedia
- Anglicanism, view the
diaconate as an
order of ministry.
Permanent deacons (or
distinctive deacons) are
those who do not
later transition to
another form of ministry...
- priests, it is
generally not so for
cardinal deacons.
Cardinal deacons derive originally from the
seven deacons in the
Papal Household who
supervised the...
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museum in
Bogalusa to
honor the work of the
Deacons for Defense; it was
expected to open in 2018. The
Deacons were not the
first champions of armed-defense...
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prospective deacon must be at
least 35
years old and have the
consent of his wife. In the
Latin Church,
married deacons are
permanent deacons. In most diocese...
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regarded as the
forerunners of the
Christian order of
deacons.[citation needed] The
Seven Deacons were:
Stephen the
Protomartyr Philip the
Evangelist Prochorus...
- up
deacon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A
deacon is an
official in
Christian churches.
Deacon, the
Deacon or
Deacons may also
refer to:
Deacon (name)...
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Anglican churches they can be
deacons instead of priests; such
archdeacons often work with the
bishop to help with
deacons' ****ignments to congregations...
- the East and the West
mentioned men and
women as
deacons in parallel. He also
included women as
deacons among those he
regulated for
service at the Great...
- John
Richard Deacon (born 19
August 1951) is an
English retired musician who was the b****
guitarist for the rock band Queen. He
wrote several songs for...
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along with six
deacons: Januarius, Vincentius, Magnus, Steph****,
Felicissimus and Agapitus.
Lawrence of Rome, his best-known
deacon,
suffered martyrdom...
