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the church's middle manager, ordained to serve coffee and souls with equal devotion.
means A church officer or clergy member, ranking below a priest, charged with assisting in worship and tending to the practical and charitable needs of a congregation.
from From Greek 'diakonos,' meaning servant or messenger — literally one who waits at table. Early Christian communities borrowed the word for those who handled the practical side of ministry: distributing food, caring for the poor, freeing the apostles for preaching. It traveled through Latin 'diaconus' and Old English 'deacon,' the title outlasting the table it once described.
- greek roots
- From diakonos, meaning servant or messenger.
- original job
- Early deacons distributed food to widows and poor.
- rank order
- Below priest, the first step into ordination.
- surname proof
- Became a common English last name for the role.
deacon blue — scottish rock band formed in glasgow in 1987, had hit 'real gone kid'
deacon jones — nfl defensive end for la rams 1961-1971, pioneered the sack statistic