Subdeacon
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Subdeacon is a noun meaning (Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
Meaning
(Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
More Meanings
- (Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.
- (Anglicanism) A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.
- (Eastern Orthodoxy) The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon.
Word Forms
- subdeacons
Synonyms for subdeacon
Depending on context, synonyms include hypodeacon.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sub-deacon, deacon, underdeacon, subdiaconate, deaconship, subdeaconship.
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