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Deacon Definition

noun

A cleric ranking just below a priest in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches.
A Protestant layperson who assists the minister in various functions.
Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a person: Deacon Brown.
One of the laymen elected by a church with congregational polity to serve in worship, in pastoral care, and on administrative committees.
A Mormon in the lowest grade of the Aaronic priesthood .