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Definition deacon in British English

deacon noun

[countable] noun
/ˈdiːkən/
1

someone with a position just below that of a priest in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox churches

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2

someone whose job is to help a minister (=a priest) in some Protestant churches

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Definition deacon in British English