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Archdeacon

Archdeacon Meaning & Definition
Archdeacon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Archdeacon?

[n] (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop

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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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