subdeacon
A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deaconA Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
Meaning
4 senses(historical)A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
Subdiakon
иподья́конipodʹjákon, иподиа́конipodiákon
a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
(historical)A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.
A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.
The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon.
Translations
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Origin
Originated 1275–1325 from Middle English subdecon and -dekene, from Late Latin subdiāconusOriginated 1275–1325 from Middle English subdecon and -dekene, from Late Latin subdiāconus. Equivalent to sub- + deacon.
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Forms
plural: subdeacons| Singular | subdeacon |
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