deacon 音标拼音: [d'ikən]
n . 副主祭,执事,公会会长
vt . 朗读,摆得好看些
副主祭,执事,公会会长朗读,摆得好看些
deacon n 1 :
a Protestant layman who assists the minister [
synonym :
{
deacon }, {
Protestant deacon }]
2 :
a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches ;
one of the Holy Orders Deacon \
Dea "
con \ (
d [=
e ]"
k '
n ),
v .
t .
1 .
To read aloud each line of (
a psalm or hymn )
before singing it , --
usually with off . [
Colloq .
New .
Eng .]
See {
Line },
v .
t .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
The expression is derived from a former custom in the Congregational churches of New England .
It was part of the office of a deacon to read aloud the psalm given out ,
one line at a time ,
the congregation singing each line as soon as read ; --
called ,
also ,
lining out the psalm .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
With humorous reference to hypocritical posing :
To pack (
fruit or vegetables )
with the finest specimens on top ;
to alter slyly the boundaries of (
land );
to adulterate or doctor (
an article to be sold ),
etc . [
Colloq .,
U .
S .]
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
Deacon \
Dea "
con \ (
d [=
e ]"
k '
n ),
n . [
OE .
diakne ,
deakne ,
deken ,
AS .
diacon ,
deacon ,
L .
diaconus ,
fr .
Gr .
dia `
konos a servant or minister ,
a minister of the church ;
of uncertain origin .
In sense 2 prob .
confused with dean .]
1 . (
Eccl .)
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 pastor ,
and has duties as in the Presbyterian church .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
The chairman of an incorporated company . [
Scot .]
[
1913 Webster ]
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "
deacon ":
Aaronic priesthood ,
Bible clerk ,
Bible reader ,
Melchizedek priesthood ,
Seventy ,
acolyte ,
acolytus ,
almoner ,
anagnost ,
apostle ,
beadle ,
bedral ,
bishop ,
capitular ,
capitulary ,
choir chaplain ,
churchwarden ,
clerk ,
deaconess ,
diaconus ,
doorkeeper ,
elder ,
elderman ,
exorcist ,
exorcista ,
high priest ,
holy orders ,
lay elder ,
lay reader ,
lector ,
lecturer ,
major orders ,
minor orders ,
ostiarius ,
parish clerk ,
patriarch ,
precentor ,
presbyter ,
priest ,
reader ,
ruling elder ,
sacrist ,
sacristan ,
sexton ,
shames ,
sidesman ,
subdeacon ,
subdiaconus ,
succentor ,
suisse ,
teacher ,
teaching elder ,
thurifer ,
verger ,
vergeress Direct English Access and CONtrol .
English -
like query system .
Sammet 1969 ,
p .
668 .
Deacon Anglicized form of the Greek word diaconos ,
meaning a "
runner ,"
"
messenger ," "
servant ."
For a long period a feeling of mutual jealousy had existed between the "
Hebrews ,"
or Jews proper ,
who spoke the sacred language of palestine ,
and the "
Hellenists ,"
or Jews of the Grecian speech ,
who had adopted the Grecian language ,
and read the Septuagint version of the Bible instead of the Hebrew .
This jealousy early appeared in the Christian community .
It was alleged by the Hellenists that their widows were overlooked in the daily distribution of alms .
This spirit must be checked .
The apostles accordingly advised the disciples to look out for seven men of good report ,
full of the Holy Ghost ,
and men of practical wisdom ,
who should take entire charge of this distribution ,
leaving them free to devote themselves entirely to the spiritual functions of their office (
Acts 6 :
1 -
6 ).
This was accordingly done .
Seven men were chosen ,
who appear from their names to have been Hellenists .
The name "
deacon "
is nowhere applied to them in the New Testament ;
they are simply called "
the seven " (
21 :
8 ).
Their office was at first secular ,
but it afterwards became also spiritual ;
for among other qualifications they must also be "
apt to teach " (
1 Tim .
3 :
8 -
12 ).
Both Philip and Stephen ,
who were of "
the seven ,"
preached ;
they did "
the work of evangelists ."
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