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hypodeacon

hypodeacon noun: synonym of subdeacon.

Noun

hypodeacon (plural hypodeacons)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy) Synonym of subdeacon.
    Synonyms:
    subdeacon

Synonyms of hypodeacon

Forms of hypodeacon

pluralhypodeacons

Origin of hypodeacon

Calque of Russian иподиа́кон (ipodiákon). By surface analysis, hypo- + deacon.

Questions about hypodeacon

What does hypodeacon mean?
Hypodeacon means synonym of subdeacon.
What part of speech is hypodeacon?
Hypodeacon is a noun.
What is the plural of hypodeacon?
The plural of hypodeacon is hypodeacons.

Words near hypodeacon in the dictionary

  1. hypocycloidal
  2. hypocycloids
  3. hypocytotoxic
  4. hypocytotoxicity
  5. hypodactyly
  6. hypodeacon
  7. hypodeacons
  8. hypodense
  9. hypodensities
  10. hypodensity
  11. hypoderm

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