as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
my cousin was married by his uncle, who is also a deacon in his church
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Recent Examples of deacon
Deeply religious, Boyles was a deacon at Maranatha Family Worship Center in Kansas City.
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
According to the emails, communication between church leaders and Saints officials began in July 2018 after Greg Bensel, the Saints’ head of communications, shared a local news story with Benson about a former deacon who was removed from ministry due to abuse accusations.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Declining giving and church attendance are a national phenomenon, but some on the board of deacons saw it as an existential threat.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
There were rabbis, imams, bishops and deacons from across the city, reflecting the diversity of the victims and New Orleans.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2025
According to the emails, communication between church leaders and Saints officials began in July 2018 after Greg Bensel, the Saints’ head of communications, shared a local news story with Benson about a former deacon who was removed from ministry due to abuse accusations.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Declining giving and church attendance are a national phenomenon, but some on the board of deacons saw it as an existential threat.
—Frank Langfitt, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
There were rabbis, imams, bishops and deacons from across the city, reflecting the diversity of the victims and New Orleans.
—Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deacon
Noun
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Catholic priests fiercely denounced Evangelina's efforts.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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Then Vincent disappears, and Jérémie finds himself at the center of a police investigation and being eyed suspiciously by the locals, including a dour, snooping priest (Jacques Develay); a stolid, schlubby ex-farmer named Walter (David Ayala); and Vincent’s wife, Annie (Tatiana Spivakova).—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
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On the March 30 episode of the show, teenage contestant — and aspiring preacher — Canaan James Hill took the judges to church with his audition for the show, leaving Lionel Richie in particular stunned.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
31 Mar. 2025
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And the battles continue under Johan’s 58-year-old nephew Erik af Klint—named after his grandfather—a medical doctor and Christian preacher who heads the board today.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Some clutched rosaries, others took selfies or touched the protective glass in front of the seemingly sleeping young man, who died of leukemia at 15 in 2006 and is generating a devotion that astonishes even Assisi’s bishop.—
Time,
Time,
27 Mar. 2025
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Last month, days before his hospitalization, Pope Francis penned a letter to U.S. bishops that criticized the Trump administration’s mass deportation plans.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 2025
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Kirchner had, a year earlier, backed sanctions for clergymen who publicly opposed the government’s human rights policies, including his decision to annul laws pardoning dictatorship-era atrocities.—
Federico Perelmuter,
The Dial,
13 Mar. 2025
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The emails, sent from Saints accounts, don’t specify which clergymen were removed from the list or why.—
Brett Martel,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Its pastor rejoiced Have the flu or know someone with it?—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Jeremy played Chandler Hampton, the associate pastor at the Glen Oak Community Church in 7th Heaven.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Deacon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deacon. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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