SUBDEACON


Meaning of SUBDEACON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈdē-kən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English subdecon, from Anglo-French subdiakene, from Late Latin subdiaconus, from Latin sub- + Late Latin diaconus deacon — more at deacon

Date: 14th century

: a cleric ranking below a deacon: as

a. : a cleric in the lowest of the former major orders of the Roman Catholic Church

b. : an Eastern Orthodox or Armenian cleric in minor orders

c. : a clergyman performing the liturgical duties of a subdeacon

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