deacon in English

noun
1
(in Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox churches) an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest.
In 1984 he was ordained a Catholic deacon and is currently a member of the pastoral staff at St. Colman Parish.
verb
1
appoint or ordain as a deacon.
He was deaconed in 1853 and priested in 1854 in the Diocese of Newcastle.

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Below are sample sentences containing the word "deacon" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "deacon", or refer to the context using the word "deacon" in the English Dictionary.

1. Deacon takes recording of priesthood lesson to another deacon, 43

2. Is your son a deacon?

3. The deacon is very kind.

4. Deacon flamed at his host.

5. Mr Deacon remained impassive throughout the performance.

6. Dictionary definition of “bleeding (Bleating) deacon” n

7. Get these to the Deacon - Cardinal for signatures.

8. That deacon was simply performing his priesthood duty.

9. To: John Deacon. From: Maria Soames. Re: computer system.

10. Deacon made no secret of his loathing of Bayldon.

11. The deacon was killed last night by a stranger.

12. During this time he was ordained deacon and priest.

13. 9 To: John Deacon. From: Maria Soames. Re: computer system.

14. He was ordained deacon in 1833 and priest in 18

15. Ordained a deacon, Alcuin became headmaster of the cathedral school

16. He said: When you are ordained deacon you have arrived.

17. Clark, without hesitation, said to President Lee, “I will be ordained a deacon!”

18. Thomas of Canterbury was in Touraine, he promoted his companion, Avertinus, to deacon.

19. Top synonyms for Bedral (other words for Bedral) are acolyte, deacon and lecturer.

20. Cheltenham chairman Dennis Deacon is hoping his luck holds for tonight's replay at Bournemouth.

21. They will seek for the family life that deacon wants with all his heart.

22. In 1991, he died of bronchopneumonia, a complication of AIDS, and Deacon retired in 1997.

23. After he served for a year as a deacon he was ordained as a priest.

24. Synonyms for Clergywoman include churchman, padre, preacher, theologian, bishop, chaplain, cleric, curate, deacon and deaconess

25. Autom offers a complete selection of high quality priest Chasubles & deacon dalmatics by R.J

26. Unless a Deacon is present, the Acolyte would sit at the right of the presider

27. His preparation to be a deacon was disturbed by a death and by mental illness.

28. The deacon is not Censed — or should not be Censed — at the reading of the gospel

29. Mrs Deacon sat at one end of the long table and I sat at the other.

30. Ron Deacon is adoptive father to five love bird chicks, who need constant care and attention.

31. These services can become a specific way of experiencing the ministries of lector, acolyte and deacon.

32. Straightening up for a second time, Anna thought Isobel looked more like a librarian than a deacon.

33. The same man apparently also posed as a deacon at a nearby Catholic parish but fled when confronted.

34. DEACON: Oh thou who Aspirest to Knowledge of the Heart, know that equilibrium is the basis of the work

35. In 20 minutes or so, he came back down the road with the lost deacon walking by his side.

36. Because churches are autonomous, the denomination has no authority to limit the pulpit or deacon boards to men, he said.

37. The Deacon skips the Xenomorph's Chest Burster stage and rips its way out of the Engineer's chest already a humanoid.

38. BOD meeting, church ministries planning and coordination, church calendar, membership meeting, new deacon nomination, co-worker retreat, outside church contact.

39. Deacon, you can't just run in there like a bull in a China shop, kicking ass, and shooting off guns.

40. "A Billfold size certificate (3 5/8" x 2 1/2") for deacon ordination printed on card stock

41. The Churchly authority of the office of deacon is a specific subset of the Churchly authority of the office of elder

42. Artifice is about Deacon, a prototype android soldier so advanced he is referred to as an "artificial person." On one of his first missions, Deacon was ordered by his corporate masters to eliminate a team of scientists who knew too much—and he has failed spectacularly.

43. During the Liturgy there is a Litany for the Catechumens, which ends with the deacon exclaiming, “Catechumens, depart!” Catechumens were individuals preparing to …

44. In general, Baptisms happen only with permission, usually because the priest or deacon who performs them has received the appropriate canonical permission, either by …

45. Assigning Authorship credit can easily go awry, damaging the reputation of authors, institutions, journals and science in general, as exemplified in (Deacon et al

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47. The name “deacon” is merely the Anglicized or transliterated form for the Greek name di·aʹko·nos, which ordinarily means a “minister” in the sense of a servant.

48. Esten is best known for his role as country singer Deacon Claybourne on the American Broadcasting Company/CMT drama Nashville, which he played from 2012 to 2018.

49. The consistory governs the life and ministry of a congregation. It is made up of those who hold three offices in the church: minister, elder, and deacon

50. Ruthenium (IV) oxide is being used as the main component in the catalyst of the Sumitomo-Deacon process which produces chlorine by the oxidation of hydrogen chloride.