Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - deacon
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(deacons) A deacon is a member of the clergy, for example in the Church of England, who is lower in rank than a priest. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English dekene, from Old English deacon, from Late Latin diaconus, from Greek diakonos, literally, servant, from dia- + -konos (akin to enkonein to be active); perhaps akin to Latin conari to attempt Date: before 12th century a subordinate officer in a Christian church: as a. a Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Eastern Orthodox cleric ranking next below a priest b. one of the laymen elected by a church with congregational polity to serve in worship, in pastoral care, and on administrative committees c. a Mormon in the lowest grade of the Aaronic priesthood ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 (in Episcopal churches) a minister of the third order, below bishop and priest. 2 (in Nonconformist churches) a lay officer attending to a congregation's secular affairs. 3 (in the early Church) an appointed minister of charity. --v.tr. appoint or ordain as a deacon. Derivatives deaconate n. deaconship n. Etymology: OE diacon f. eccl.L diaconus f. Gk diakonos servant DEACONESS n. a woman in the early Church and in some modern Churches with functions analogous to a deacon's. Etymology: DEACON, after LL diaconissa ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. священник; дьякон 2. шотл. глава (цеха или гильдии) 3. шотл. мастер, знаток 4. ам. разг. читать псалмы (обыкн. deacon off, deacon out) 5. ам. разг. выставлять лучшие экземпляры сверху (при продаже фруктов и других товаров); фальсифицировать (товары) to deacon wine —- разбавлять вино 6. ам. разг. мошенничать, жульничать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun дьякон 2. v.; amer. 1) читать вслух псалмы 2) coll. подкрашивать фрукты при продаже; выставлять лучшие экземпляры сверху; фальсифицировать товары ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. deacon, from L. diaconus, from Gk. diakonos "servant of the church, religious official," lit. "servant." ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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