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
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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
The celebrant passed in a rich red damask chasuble, followed by a deacon and a subdeacon in dalmatic and tunic.
From Time Magazine Archive
He died a subdeacon about the year 650.
From The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March by Alban Butler
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