subdeacon

[ suhb-dee-kuh n, suhb-dee- ]

/ sʌbˈdi kən, ˈsʌbˌdi- /

noun

a member of the clerical order next below that of deacon.

Words nearby subdeacon

subcutaneous tenotomy, subcutaneous tissue, subcutaneous vein of abdomen, subcuticular, subcutis, subdeacon, subdeaconate, subdeb, subdebutante, subdelirium, subdeltoid bursa

Origin of subdeacon

1275–1325; Middle English subdecon, -dekene < Late Latin subdiāconus. See sub-, deacon

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Examples from the Web for subdeacon

On other occasions the girded alb and the amice are often worn by the deacon and subdeacon.
The Worship of the Church|Jacob A. Regester
This Ethelwulfe minding in his youth to haue bene a priest, entered into the orders as subdeacon, and as some write, Henrie Hunt.
Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8)|Raphael Holinshed
Brother Fray Francisco Cavallero, subdeacon, of the same convent.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|Various
Brother Fray Bernardino Membride, subdeacon, of the same convent.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|Various

Brother Fray Francisco Molina, subdeacon, of the same convent.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|Various

British Dictionary definitions for subdeacon

subdeacon

/ (ˌsʌbˈdiːkən) /

noun mainly RC Church

a cleric who assists at High Mass

(formerly) a person ordained to the lowest of the major orders

Derived forms of subdeacon

subdeaconate (sʌbˈdiːkənɪt), noun

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