deacon

The word “deacon” has 2 syllables: dea-con

It's pronounced as /ˈdiː.kən/


What is synonym and antonym for deacon?

In the thesaurus, “deacon” has 53 synonyms and 5 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for deacon along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for deacon

  • Holy Joe
  • abbot
  • archbishop
  • archpriest
  • bishop
  • chaplain
  • church officer
  • churchman
  • clergyman
  • clergyperson
  • clergywoman
  • cleric
  • clerical
  • clerk
  • confessor
  • curate
  • deaconess
  • dean
  • diocesan
  • divine
  • dominie
  • ecclesiastic
  • elder
  • evangelist
  • father
  • friar
  • high priest
  • high priestess
  • mendicant
  • minister
  • missionary
  • missioner
  • missionizer
  • monastic
  • monk
  • monsignor
  • oblate
  • padre
  • parson
  • pastor
  • pope
  • preacher
  • prelate
  • presbyter
  • priest
  • priestess
  • rector
  • religious
  • reverend
  • revivalist
  • shepherd
  • sky pilot
  • vicar

Antonyms for deacon

  • lay reader
  • layman
  • layperson
  • lector
  • secular

Meanings of deacon

  • noun
    1. (Church history) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
    2. (Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
    3. Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.
    4. Anglicanism: An ordained clergyman usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.
    5. Methodism: A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.
    6. A junior lodge officer.
    7. The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts.
    8. (animal husbandry) A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below).
    9. The chairman of an incorporated company.
  • verb
    1. For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.
    2. (animal husbandry) To kill a calf shortly after birth.
    3. To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.
    4. To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc.

Example Sentences

  • Deacon Smith delivered a powerful sermon at the Sunday service.
  • The deacon assisted the pastor in organizing charitable events for the community.
  • As a deacon in the church, Sarah dedicated much of her time to helping those in need.
  • The deacon greeted parishioners warmly as they entered the sanctuary.
  • After years of service, John was ordained as a deacon in his local church.

On this page you'll find 58 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to deacon, such as: Holy Joe, abbot, archbishop, archpriest, bishop, chaplain, church officer.

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  • Reverend Mother
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  • anchoress
  • anchorite
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  • archbishop
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  • revivalist
  • shepherd
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  • sky pilot
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  • superioress
  • vestal
  • vicar
  • votary

abbot

  • Holy Joe
  • abbot-general
  • archabbot
  • archbishop
  • archpriest
  • bishop
  • chaplain
  • churchman
  • clergyman
  • clergyperson
  • clergywoman
  • cleric
  • clerical
  • clerk
  • confessor
  • curate
  • deacon
  • deaconess
  • dean
  • diocesan
  • divine
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  • evangelist
  • father
  • friar
  • high priest
  • high priestess
  • mendicant
  • minister
  • missionary
  • missioner
  • missionizer
  • monastic
  • monk
  • monsignor
  • oblate
  • padre
  • parson
  • pastor
  • pope
  • preacher
  • prelate
  • presbyter
  • priest
  • priestess
  • rector
  • religious
  • reverend
  • revivalist
  • shepherd
  • sky pilot
  • vicar

oblate

  • Holy Joe
  • Reverend Mother
  • abbess
  • abbot
  • anchoress
  • ancress
  • archbishop
  • archpriest
  • ascetic
  • austere
  • bishop
  • brother
  • celibate
  • chaplain
  • churchman
  • clergyman
  • clergyperson
  • cleric
  • clerical
  • clerk
  • cloistress
  • collapsed
  • complanate
  • confessor
  • contemplative
  • conventual
  • curate
  • deacon
  • dean
  • decumbent
  • deflated
  • diocesan
  • divine
  • dominie
  • ecclesiastic
  • empty
  • evangelist
  • even
  • extended
  • fallen
  • father
  • flush
  • friar
  • high priest
  • horizontal
  • low
  • mendicant
  • minister
  • missionary
  • missioner
  • missionizer
  • monastic
  • monk
  • monkish
  • monsignor
  • mother superior
  • novice
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  • outstretched
  • padre
  • pancake
  • parson
  • pastor
  • planar
  • planate
  • plane
  • pope
  • preacher
  • prelate
  • presbyter
  • prioress
  • procumbent
  • prone
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  • punctured
  • reclining
  • reclusive
  • rector
  • recumbent
  • religious
  • reverend
  • revivalist
  • secluded
  • shepherd
  • sky pilot
  • solitary
  • splay
  • spread-out
  • supine
  • tabular
  • unbroken
  • vicar
  • votary

padre

  • Holy Joe
  • abbey
  • abbot
  • ancestor
  • archbishop
  • archpriest
  • begetter
  • bible thumper
  • bishop
  • blackcoat
  • cardinal
  • cassock
  • chaplain
  • churchman
  • churchperson
  • clergyman
  • clergyperson
  • clergywoman
  • cleric
  • clerical
  • clerk
  • confessor
  • curate
  • cure
  • dad
  • daddy
  • deacon
  • deaconess
  • dean
  • devil dodger
  • diocesan
  • divine
  • dominie
  • ecclesiast
  • ecclesiastic
  • elder
  • evangelist
  • father
  • father confessor
  • forebearer
  • friar
  • harp polisher
  • high priest
  • high priestess
  • holy man
  • lama
  • man of God
  • man of the cloth
  • mendicant
  • minister
  • missionary
  • missioner
  • missionizer
  • monastic
  • monk
  • monsignor
  • oblate
  • origin
  • pa
  • papa
  • parent
  • parson
  • pastor
  • person of God
  • person of the cloth
  • pontiff
  • pop
  • pope
  • preacher
  • predecessor
  • predicant
  • prelate
  • presbyter
  • priest
  • priestess
  • primate
  • procreator
  • progenitor
  • pulpitarian
  • pulpiteer
  • rabbi
  • rector
  • religious
  • reverend
  • revivalist
  • sermonizer
  • shepherd
  • sire
  • sky pilot
  • sky scout
  • source
  • the rev
  • turn-around collar
  • vicar

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