English Explanatory Dictionary

subdeacon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
  2. A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.
  3. A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.
  4. The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon.

Word forms

subdeacon subdeacons

Etymology

Originated 1275–1325 from Middle English subdecon and -dekene, from Late Latin subdiāconus. Equivalent to sub- + deacon.

Synonyms

hypodeacon

Derived words

subdeaconship

Translations

Armenian: կիսասարկավագ Finnish: alidiakoni French: sous-diacre German: Subdiakon Irish: fodheagánach Italian: suddiacono Macedonian: ипоѓа́кон Manx: fo-yaghin Old English: subdiacon Polish: subdiakon Portuguese: subdiácono Romanian: subdiacon Russian: иподья́кон Russian: иподиа́кон Spanish: subdiácono Vietnamese: phụ phó tế Vietnamese: trợ phó tế Vietnamese: thầy năm
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