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Added 10 October 2026

deacon

/ˈdiːkən/ noun

In Latin: diāconus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deacon at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A Protestant layman who assists the minister.
A cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders.

Origin

Inherited from Middle English deken, dekne, from Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”).

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