💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Deaconhood"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deaconshipnoun | The position or role of a deacon. |
| deaconrynoun | deaconship |
| subdeaconrynoun | The office of subdeacon; subdeaconship. |
| deaconatenoun | Synonym of diaconate. |
| deaconnoun | (Christianity, by extension) 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. |
| subdeaconshipnoun | the office of a subdeacon |
| archdeaconshipnoun | The rank or office of an archdeacon. |
| diaconatenoun | The rank of a deacon. |
| subdiaconatenoun | The office or rank of a subdeacon. |
| subdeaconatenoun | Synonym of subdiaconate. |
| deanshipnoun | The position or role of a dean. |
| subdeaconnoun | (Anglicanism) A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass. |
| archdeaconrynoun | The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon |
| decanatenoun | (Anglicanism) A group of parishes over which a dean presides; a deanery. |
| deputyshipnoun | The position or role of deputy. |
| underdeaconnoun | A subordinate deacon. |
| protodeaconnoun | A highly ranked non-monastic deacon who has special privileges. |
| sub-deaconnoun | Alternative spelling of subdeacon. [(Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.] |
| archdeaconnoun | (Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest. |
| deputationnoun | The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf; a delegation. |
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