deacon
noun
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
deacons
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pluralof deacon.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
Currently the Catholic Church only allows men to become deacons - ordained ministers who can officiate baptisms, weddings and funerals but not mass, unlike priests.
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
Trey’s gotten cornered by a couple of the other deacons not far away.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
