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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deacon /ˈdiːk(ə)n/

▶noun

1 (in Catholic, Anglican, and Orthodox Churches) an ordained minister of an order ranking below that of priest.
■ (in some Protestant Churches) a lay officer assisting a minister.

2 (in the early Church) an appointed minister of charity.

▶verb appoint or ordain as a deacon.

– derivatives
deaconship noun.

– origin OE diacon, via eccles. L. from Gk diakonos ‘servant’ (in eccles. Gk ‘Christian minister’).

'deacon' also found in these Oxford entries:

deaconess - diaconal - diaconate - minor orders - order - subdeacon

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