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
Religion Beshear is a deacon at the Beargrass Christian Church in Louisville.
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Audrey Baker, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 July 2024
Dad was an altar boy at Parumala; his father, who is buried there along with my grandmother, was a deacon.
—Abraham Verghese, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
The family are frequent visitors of Beargrass Christian Church, where both Beshear and his wife serve as deacons.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2024
The lawsuit in Prince George’s alleges a group of men were abused as children by priests, deacons or others employed by Washington diocese, which covers five Maryland counties and is headquartered in Hyattsville.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
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Audrey Baker, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 July 2024
Dad was an altar boy at Parumala; his father, who is buried there along with my grandmother, was a deacon.
—Abraham Verghese, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
The family are frequent visitors of Beargrass Christian Church, where both Beshear and his wife serve as deacons.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 22 July 2024
The lawsuit in Prince George’s alleges a group of men were abused as children by priests, deacons or others employed by Washington diocese, which covers five Maryland counties and is headquartered in Hyattsville.
—Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 6 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deacon
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The hot priest advises Eddie to earn forgiveness and stop punishing himself and then suggests that Eddie do something joyful after his penance.Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Slate says that, in 1905, an issue of The Cambrian, a magazine for Welsh Americans, featured an anecdote involving a priest who, following a service, pulled a clerk aside to ask whether his sermon had been long enough.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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Unwilling to let the hate go unchallenged, May and Saint decided to kiss in front of the hate preachers and have their friend, Alie Strehl (@potatecreates on Instagram), take a photo.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The phone rings, the subway busker hollers, the preacher sermonizes, the garbage truck backs up, the microwave announces that dinner is hot — and every one of those ordinary acoustic events, boosted by digital technology, clamors for our attention, mostly with little success.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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He was appointed an auxiliary bishop of Chicago on Sept. 11, 2020, and ordained two months later.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
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To evade Western sanctions, the Chinese Communist Party uses less bloody and more hidden methods of coercion against these bishops than the show trials and physical ...Nina Shea, National Review, 22 Oct. 2024
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The first hint of photosynthesis came from experiments by English clergyman and scientist Joseph Priestly.Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
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Among the clergymen cited in the lawsuits that were settled Wednesday, Father Michael Baker is one of the priests with the most victims.Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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The investigation was conducted by law firm Haynes Boone after the accusations against Gateway senior pastor and founder Robert Morris surfaced earlier this year.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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World Relief organized a letter to the presidential candidates signed by evangelical Christian pastors and leaders from all 50 states.Stuart Anderson, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Deacon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deacon. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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