Crossword-Solution: DEACON
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Deacon | n. | 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 subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pastor, and has duties as in the Presbyterian church. |
| Deacon | n. | The chairman of an incorporated company. |
| Deacon | v. t. | To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, -- usually with off. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| DEACON | anagram | ACNODE, CANOED, DOCENA |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with DEACON (5)
Dimmesdale and this excellent and hoary-bearded deacon, it was only by the most careful self-control that the former could refrain from uttering certain blasphemous suggestions that rose into his mind, respecting the communion-supper.
Deacon Potter told me some time ago that he thought there would be more interest in our prayer-meetings if we had the organ.
Grandfather was a deacon in the new Baptist Church, grandmother was busy with church suppers and missionary societies, and I was quite another boy, or thought I was.
See ArchÏ, pref., and Deacon.] In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority.
His wife was Jean, daughter of David Lillie, a builder in Glasgow, and several times ‘Deacon of the Wrights’: the date of the marriage has not reached me; but on 8th June 1772, when Robert, the only child of the union, was born, the husband and father had scarce passed, or had not yet attained, his twentieth year.
Quotes with DEACON (3)
Flipping to the front, I caught Aiden's gaze and offered a sympathetic smile." Skittles?""Please." I dumped some into his open palm, then picked out the green ones. Aiden grinned at me." You know I don't like the green ones?" Shrugging, I popped them in my mouth. "The few times I've seen you eat them, you leave the green ones behind." Deacon popped his head between our seats." That's true love right there.""That it is." Aiden's gaze flicked to the road. I flushed like a littl…
From the pastor who has an affair with his secretary, to the jerk at the office who happens to be a deacon, to the overbearing boss who can’t miss his Monday night Bible study, Christians today cause more problems for the gospel than all the devil’s demons put together.
I glanced over to where Seth looked like he wanted to bang his head against the wall. “Hey.” The blond continued to smile, while his friend continued to stare at me. Seth sighed again. “The one grinning like he’s crazy is Deacon, and the other one is Luke.”“We’re friends of his — of Seth’s,” Deacon threw in, and Seth did not look like they were friends.“This is Josie,” Seth continued. “Please don’t be weird and scare her.”“Be weird?” Deacon rolled those gray eyes. “Ha. Whatev…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Chronicle, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, S&S, The Atlantic, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 95 times in crossword archives (1947–2024).