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sub-deacon

sub-deacon is the alternative spelling of subdeacon.

Meaning of subdeacon

Noun

subdeacon (plural subdeacons)

  1. (historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
  2. (historical) A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.
  3. (Anglicanism) A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.
  4. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon.
    Synonyms:
    hypodeacon

Forms of sub-deacon

pluralsub-deacons

Questions about sub-deacon

What is sub-deacon the alternative spelling of?
Sub-deacon is the alternative spelling of subdeacon.

Words near sub-deacon in the dictionary

  1. sub-commune
  2. sub-companies
  3. sub-company
  4. sub-component
  5. sub-components
  6. sub-deacon
  7. sub-deacons
  8. sub-depot
  9. sub-depots
  10. sub-desert
  11. sub-deserts

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