deacons
- plural of deacon.
Example Sentences
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Priests and deacons have marched at rallies and prayed for those detained and deported from Orange County to downtown L.A. and beyond.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025
Advocates for greater roles for women in the Church had hoped the synod might call for women to serve as deacons.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2024
Two referred to the possibility of women being ordained deacons, and those received the most negative votes even though they passed.
From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2023
Some even backed the ordaining of women as deacons.
From New York Times • Oct. 25, 2023
Two deacons wedged themselves around Brother Jackson as a preventive measure and two large determined- looking men walked down the aisle toward Sister Monroe.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
