Look up: Deacon

1. deacon
   [n] - a Protestant layman who assists the minister 2. [n] - a cleric ranking just below a priest in Roman Catholic churches
   Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio
   
   
2. deacon
   In the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, an ordained minister who ranks immediately below a priest. In the Protestant churches, a deacon is in training to become a min ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
   
   
3. Deacon
   From the Greek word diakonos (servant). Originally a church administrator. Currently, the term may refer to a member of the clergy, a lay minister, or a lay administrator.
   Found on http://www.stpeter.dircon.co.uk/pages/gl
   
   
4. Deacon
   Dea'con (dē'k'n) noun [ Middle English diakne , deakne , deken , Anglo-Saxon diacon , deacon , Latin diaconus , from Greek ... a servant or minister, a minister of the church; of uncertain origin. In sen...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/10
   
   
5. Deacon
   Dea'con transitive verb To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off . [ Colloq. New. Eng.] See Line , transitive verb » The expression is derived from a former custom ...
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/10
   
   
6. Deacon
   Dea'con transitive verb With humorous reference to hypocritical posing: To pack (fruit or vegetables) with the finest specimens on top; to alter slyly the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc. [ Colloq., U. S.]
   Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/10
   
   
7. deacon
   1. An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinat...
   Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona
   
   
8. deacon
   noun a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
9. deacon
   noun a Protestant layman who assists the minister
   Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web
   
   
10. Deacon
    • (n.) The chairman of an incorporated company. • (v. t.) To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off. • (n.) An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning
    
    
11. deacon
    (from Greek diakonos, `helper`), a member of the lowest rank of the threefold Christian ministry (below the presbyter-priest and bishop) or, in ... [12 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/19
    
    
12. Deacon
    Deacon is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `servent, messenger ` Deacon appears In 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 631.. 2007 was a `top year` for the name Deacon. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #631. The last time Deacon appeared among the most common names was In 2004. Our records go bac
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/boys/Deac
    
    
13. Deacon
    Deacon was Britsih army Second World War slang for an AEC Mk 1 6-pdr anti-tank gun carrier.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
14. Deacon
    Deacon was Britsih army Second World War slang for an AEC Mk 1 6-pdr anti-tank gun carrier.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
15. DEACON
    Direct English Access and CONtrol. English-like query system. Sammet 1969, p.668.
    Found on http://foldoc.org/DEACON
    
    
16. deacon
    
    • a Protestant layman who assists the minister
    • a cleric ranking just below a priest in Roman Catholic churches
    
    Found on
    
    
17. deacon
    deacon: see orders, holy.
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0
    
    
18. Deacon
    Ecclesiastically, a deacon is a person in the lowest degree of holy orders. The office of deacon was instituted by the apostles, and seven persons were chosen at first to serve at the feasts of Christians, and distribute bread and wine to the communicants, and to minister to the wants of the poor. I...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
19. Deacon
    Deacon is a pale-gold, orangey, dry bitter from the Gibbs Mews brewery in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow
    
    
20. deacon
    In the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, an ordained minister who ranks immediately below a priest. In the Protestant churches, a deacon is in training to become a minister or is a lay assistant
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency
    
    
21. Deacon
    `Deacon` is a role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. In many traditions, the `diaconate`, the term for a deacon`s office, is a clerical office; in others, it is for accessdate=2008-08-17--...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacon
    
    
22. Deacon
    (Latter Day Saints) `Deacon` is a priesthood office in the Aaronic Priesthood of denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Deacons in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: At the age of twelve, young Latter-day Sa...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacon
    
    
23. Deacon
    (rocket) `Deacon` is the designation of an American sounding rocket. The Deacon was launched 90 times from 1947 to 1957 from Wallops Island. The Deacon has a maximum flight height of 20 kilometers and a pay load ability of 17 kilograms. The takeoff thrust of the Deacon amounts to 27 kN, the t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacon
    
    
24. Deacon
    (artillery) The `AEC Mk I Gun Carrier`, known as `Deacon`, was a British armoured fighting vehicle of the Second World War. It was an attempt to make the QF 6 pounder anti-tank gun into a self-propelled artillery piece. It was employed only during the North African Campaign (1942-1943). Histo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacon
    
    
25. Deacon
    (music) `Deacon` (born Ryan David Winkle in 1977) is an American "Written, Arranged, Produced and Performed By" singer songwriter from Tulsa,OK. He is a multi-instrumentalist and plays strictly by ear. Deacon plays the guitar and bass flipped over like Jimi Hendrix except, he...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacon