About The Word Archdeacon
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Archdeacon
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What's The Definition Of Archdeacon?
[n] (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
Synonyms | Synonyms for Archdeacon: Related Terms | Find terms related to Archdeacon: See Also | clergyman | man of the cloth | reverend Archdeacon In Webster's Dictionary \Arch`dea"con\, n. [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L.
archidiaconus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Arch-}, pref., and {Deacon}.]
In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a
bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though
with independent authority. --Blackstone.
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