deacon

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 dē'k(ə)n

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
  2. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.; A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work. broadly
  3. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.; An ordained clergyperson usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon. broadly
  4. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.; A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor. broadly
  5. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.; A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate. broadly
  6. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.; A junior lodge officer. broadly
  7. A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.; The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts. Mormonism,broadly
  8. A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below). US
  9. The chairman of an incorporated company. Scotland
动词 v.
  1. To ordain to the diaconate. transitive
    — He was deaconed on the 23rd May, and priested on the 29th September, 1624, by John, Bishop of Sodar and Man.
  2. For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.
  3. To kill a calf shortly after birth. US
  4. To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath. US,slang
    — The blanc mange was lumpy, and the strawberries not as ripe as they looked, having been skilfully 'deaconed'.
  5. To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc. US,slang

词形变化

deacons plural deacons present,singular,third-person deaconing participle,present deaconed participle,past deaconed past

词汇关系

下位词
permanent deacon transitional deacon
衍生词
archdeacon deaconal deaconate deaconess deaconhood deaconise deaconize deaconly deaconry deacon-seat deaconship hierodeacon protodeacon subdeacon underdeacon
相关词
diaconal diaconate
并列词
deaconess

词源

词源 1
Inherited from Middle English deken, dekne, from Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”).
词源 2
Inherited from Middle English deken, dekne, from Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, “servant, minister”).
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