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# deacon

noun (a deacon, deacons; deaconess)

«deacon» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (church) A deacon is a church minister below a priest, or in many Protestant churches a member chosen to help with services, care and practical work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/#m1)
2. (Bible) In the Bible, the first deacons were chosen to help share food fairly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/#m2)

### In the lessons

Church life and religion lessons: the deacon reads the Gospel, helps at communion, visits the sick.

### Examples

- The deacon read the Gospel at mass. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/#x1)
- Mr Jones is a deacon at our chapel. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/#x2)
- Deacons visit people who are ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/#x3)
- Stephen was one of the first deacons, the Bible says. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/#x4)
- She was ordained as a deacon. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/#x5)
- The deacon helped give out communion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/#x6)

### Note

Order in some churches: deacon, priest, bishop. A female deacon is sometimes called a deaconess.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «deacon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deacon/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«deacon» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/deacon.html) on Mova free.