subdeacon

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

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subdeacon (plural subdeacons)

  1. (Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
  2. (Catholicism, chiefly historical) A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.
  3. (Anglicanism) A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.
  4. (Eastern Orthodoxy) The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon.
    Synonym: hypodeacon

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