Archdeacon
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Archdeacon is a noun meaning (Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
Meaning
(Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.
Word Forms
- archdeacons
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include archd, archdeaconship, archdeaconry, archdean, archdeanery, deacon.
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