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(Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon..
Use subdeacon when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Subdeacon means (Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon..
Common synonyms include hypodeacon.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use subdeacon where its definition matches the intended context.
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