subdeacon
Americannoun
noun
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a cleric who assists at High Mass
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(formerly) a person ordained to the lowest of the major orders
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Etymology
Origin of subdeacon
1275–1325; Middle English subdecon, -dekene < Late Latin subdiāconus. See sub-, deacon
Example Sentences
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His remarks to Nettavisen were jarring to many, who found them sharply contrasting with Gushchin’s position as a subdeacon in the Russian Orthodox Church.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2022
Then, in 1478, he was appointed as a subdeacon, a post two orders lower than a priest, likely in Durham, a city in the north of England.
From Time ● Aug. 2, 2016
The Gospel was held by the subdeacon, with two taper bearers on either hand, and was read by the deacon, first on one side of the altar and then on the other.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was an excellent acolyte and subdeacon and enjoyed my ecclesiastical duties at St. Margaret's.
From Time Magazine Archive
As subdeacon of the Roman Church he received John's submission in 1213, and stood by his side during nearly all his later troubles.
From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt
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