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Subdeacon
noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon. historical
- 2 a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church wordnet
- 3 A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist. historical
- 4 A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.
- 5 The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon.
Etymology
Originated 1275–1325 from Middle English subdecon and -dekene, from Late Latin subdiāconus. Equivalent to sub- + deacon.
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