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Official :: Official (a.) An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction..

Ercedeken :: Ercedeken (n.) An archdeacon.

Subdiaconate :: Subdiaconate (a.) Of or pertaining to a subdeacon, or to the office or rank of a subdeacon..

Dalmatic :: Dalmatic (n.) A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at pontifical Mass; -- imitated from a dress originally worn in Dalmatia..

Deacon :: Deacon (n.) The chairman of an incorporated company.

Diaconate :: Diaconate (n.) The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons..

Procuration :: Procuration (n.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the time of visitation; -- called also proxy..

Deaconhood :: Deaconhood (n.) The state of being a deacon; office of a deacon; deaconship.

Archdeaconry :: Archdeaconry (n.) The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See Benefice..

#NAME? :: -ess () A suffix used to form feminine nouns; as, actress, deaconess, songstress..

Synodal :: Synodal (n.) A tribute in money formerly paid to the bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter visitation, by every parish priest, now made to the ecclesiastical commissioners; a procuration..

Gradual :: Gradual (n.) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon ascended the steps..

Deacon :: Deacon (n.) An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pastor, and

Order :: Order (n.) An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; -- often used in the plural; as, to take orders, or to take holy orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry..

Episcopacy :: Episcopacy (n.) Government of the church by bishops; church government by three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and of a different kind..

Deaconess :: Deaconess (n.) A woman set apart for church work by a bishop.

Subdial :: Subdiaconate (n.) The office or rank of a subdeacon.

Archidiaconal :: Archidiaconal (a.) Of or pertaining to an archdeacon.

Tunicle :: Tunicle (n.) A short, close-fitting vestment worn by bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons..

Ordinal :: Ordinal (n.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons..

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