deacon
noun
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
deaconship
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a word derived from
deacon.
Example Sentences
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Dubois left at five o'clock in the morning, in a hunting-dress, for Pautoix, where he found M. de Tressan, who, according to his promise, bestowed on him the deaconship, the archdeaconship, and the priesthood.
From The Conspirators The Chevalier d'Harmental by Alexandre Dumas père
The deaconship was, next election, bestowed upon Treasurer Kerr.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 5 by Various
What name is given to sub-deaconship, deaconship and priesthood?
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 3 by Anonymous
They might possess spiritual gift independently altogether of their deaconship.
From The Assembly of God Miscellaneous Writings of C. H. Mackintosh, volume III by C. (Charles) H. (Henry) Mackintosh
But Calphurnius first served God a long time in the deaconship, and at length closed his days in the priesthood.
From The Most Ancient Lives of Saint Patrick Including the Life by Jocelin, Hitherto Unpublished in America, and His Extant Writings by James O'Leary
