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Reverend

Used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy
The Reverend Pat Tilly

Deacon

A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions. Major Christian churches, such as the Catholic Church, the Oriental Orthodox Churches, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Scandinavian Lutheran Churches and the Anglican Church, including the Free Church of England, view the diaconate as part of the clerical state.

Reverend

A member of the clergy
A retired reverend

Deacon

A cleric ranking just below a priest in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches.

Reverend

Deserving reverence.
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Deacon

A lay assistant to a Protestant minister.

Reverend

Relating to or characteristic of the clergy; clerical.

Deacon

Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a person
Deacon Brown.

Reverend

Reverend Abbr. Rev. Used as a title and form of address for certain clerics in many Christian churches. In formal usage, preceded by the
The Reverend Jane Doe.
Reverend John Jones.

Deacon

(Church history) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
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Reverend

A cleric or minister. Used with the.

Deacon

(Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.

Reverend

Worthy of reverence or respect

Deacon

(Protestantism) Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.

Reverend

Reverent

Deacon

(Protestantism) Anglicanism: An ordained clergyman usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.

Reverend

(informal) A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.

Deacon

(Protestantism) Methodism: A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.

Reverend

Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable.
A reverend sire among them came.
They must give good example and reverend deportment in the face of their children.

Deacon

(freemasonry) A junior lodge officer.

Reverend

A member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

Deacon

(Mormonism) The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts.

Reverend

A title of respect for a clergyman

Deacon

A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below).

Reverend

Worthy of adoration or reverence

Deacon

(Scotland) The chairman of an incorporated company.

Deacon

For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.

Deacon

To kill a calf shortly after birth.

Deacon

To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.

Deacon

To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc.

Deacon

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

The chairman of an incorporated company.

Deacon

To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before singing it, - usually with off.

Deacon

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.

Deacon

A Protestant layman who assists the minister

Deacon

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

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