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subdeacons

subdeacons is the plural 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

Questions about subdeacons

What is subdeacons the plural of?
Subdeacons is the plural of subdeacon.

Words near subdeacons in the dictionary

  1. subdeaconates
  2. subdeaconess
  3. subdeaconesses
  4. subdeaconries
  5. subdeaconry
  6. subdeacons
  7. subdeaconship
  8. subdeaconships
  9. subdeadline
  10. subdeadlines
  11. subdealer

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