subdeacon
Americannoun
noun
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a cleric who assists at High Mass
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(formerly) a person ordained to the lowest of the major orders
Other Word Forms
- subdeaconate noun
Etymology
Origin of subdeacon
1275–1325; Middle English subdecon, -dekene < Late Latin subdiāconus. See sub-, deacon
Example Sentences
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His remarks to Nettavisen were jarring to many, who found them sharply contrasting with Gushchin’s position as a subdeacon in the Russian Orthodox Church.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2022
Then, in 1478, he was appointed as a subdeacon, a post two orders lower than a priest, likely in Durham, a city in the north of England.
From Time • Aug. 2, 2016
She serves regularly as a subdeacon at Calvary/ St. George's Episcopal Church, which she has attended since 1982.
From Time Magazine Archive
A subdeacon brought only one large book, explaining that the lectors kept the rest.
From Time Magazine Archive
In vesting, the gloves are put on the bishop immediately after the dalmatic, the right hand one by the deacon, the other by the subdeacon.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" by Various
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