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deacon meaning in Malayalam

ശെമ്മാശ്ശൻ śemmāśśaṉ

/ˈdiːkən/

deacon in Malayalam: ശെമ്മാശ്ശൻ (śemmāśśaṉ). In English, deacon means a designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).

Malayalam words for deacon

deacon
ശെമ്മാശ്ശൻ śemmāśśaṉ

English meaning of deacon

  1. noun A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
  2. noun A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
  3. noun An ordained clergyperson usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.
  4. noun A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.

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Questions about deacon in Malayalam

What is the meaning of deacon in Malayalam?
Deacon in Malayalam is ശെമ്മാശ്ശൻ (śemmāśśaṉ).
deacon എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Deacon: ശെമ്മാശ്ശൻ (śemmāśśaṉ).
What does deacon mean in English?
Deacon means a designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).

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Malayalam words from Wiktionary's Malayalam entries whose English meaning is “deacon”: ശെമ്മാശ്ശൻ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: deacon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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