as in priest
a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church
my cousin was married by his uncle, who is also a deacon in his church
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Recent Examples of deacon
In February, state troopers violently broke up a march for suffrage, resulting in the death of Jimmie Lee Jackson, a church deacon protecting his family.
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Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Monica Nutti Blind, a deacon in the church who also is a member of the Sami people, said the church's architecture reminds her of the area's seasons.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
Thirty-two deacons from around the world were being ordained that day.
—Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The victims ranged in age from 32 to 86 and included a church deacon, the grocery store's security guard, a man shopping for a birthday cake and a grandmother of nine.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Monica Nutti Blind, a deacon in the church who also is a member of the Sami people, said the church's architecture reminds her of the area's seasons.
—Arkansas Online, 22 Aug. 2025
Thirty-two deacons from around the world were being ordained that day.
—Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
The victims ranged in age from 32 to 86 and included a church deacon, the grocery store's security guard, a man shopping for a birthday cake and a grandmother of nine.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deacon
Noun
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The man, named as 69-year-old Morimasa Hibino by the Japanese embassy, was spotted in the ditch next to the monument about seven meters (23 feet) below the street level by a priest who alerted authorities.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The paranormal investigators claim to have been summoned by a priest named Father Cooke when two young women — Donna and Angie — wanted to perform an exorcism to get rid of the spirit of a dead 7-year-old girl named Annabelle Higgins, who had inhabited their doll.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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At this point, Malcolm was no longer an up-and-coming preacher.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Enter Caleb Samuel — a flashy, social media–famous preacher’s kid with three million followers, a fast car, and a complicated relationship with his megachurch dynasty.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The city was a prominent bishop's seat during the Byzantine era.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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The current practice is for the Vatican to simply announce when a bishop has resigned without elaborating.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, cousin Edmund, an aspiring clergyman, falls under the charms of Mary Crawford, written by Austen as a charming but immoral woman.—
Emily Zarevich,
JSTOR Daily,
11 Sep. 2025
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Blanc seeks to interview alongside another clergyman (O'Connor, 35).—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Another friend was an evangelical pastor who grew up in the Jim Crow South believing that Black people were subhuman.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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As tensions boiled, clashes broke out and federal agents used pepper balls and tear gas, hitting journalists, a pastor and officers with the Chicago Police Department, according to reports and a lawsuit.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Deacon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deacon. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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