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protodeacons

protodeacons is the plural of protodeacon.

Meaning of protodeacon

Noun

protodeacon (plural protodeacons)

  1. A highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has special privileges.
  2. In the Catholic Church, most senior Cardinal, in charge of presenting the newly elected Pope by saying habemus papam.

Questions about protodeacons

What is protodeacons the plural of?
Protodeacons is the plural of protodeacon.

Words near protodeacons in the dictionary

  1. protocyanide
  2. protocyanides
  3. protocycloceratid
  4. protocycloceratids
  5. protodeacon
  6. protodeacons
  7. protodeauration
  8. protodeaurations
  9. protodeboronation
  10. protodeboronations
  11. protoderm

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