diaken

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch diaken, from Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos, servant, minister).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌdiˈaː.kə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: di‧a‧ken
  • Rhymes: -aːkən

Noun[edit]

diaken m (plural diakenen or diakens, diminutive diakentje n, feminine diacones)

  1. (Protestantism) deacon, person involved in an ecclesiastical lay office for social affairs and charity
  2. (Roman Catholicism) deacon, male in an unordained clerical office qualified for parish work

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch diaken, from Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /diakən/
  • Hyphenation: dia‧kên

Noun[edit]

diakên

  1. (Christianity, Protestantism) deacon, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.

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