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deacon

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Noun

a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders

a Protestant layman who assists the minister

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "deacon":
dagan dagon daikon dawson deacon decagon design dexone dijon deign
Words contain "deacon":
archdeacon archdeaconry deacon deaconess protestant deacon subdeacon
Words contain "deacon" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
deacon subdeacon deaconess canonically

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