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
A subdeacon brought only one large book, explaining that the lectors kept the rest.
From Time Magazine Archive
I was an excellent acolyte and subdeacon and enjoyed my ecclesiastical duties at St. Margaret's.
From Time Magazine Archive
To continue about the ministers of the Church: When the subdeacon is ordained a deacon, he can wear still more of the priestly vestments, and also baptize solemnly, preach, and give Holy Communion.
From Baltimore Catechism, No. 4 An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine by Thomas L. Kinkead
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