An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pas
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A female deacon
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Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system
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Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear and affection; venerable.
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