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A deacon is a church worker in some Christian churches, one step below a priest in churches that have that ranking. The same English word, though, covers more than one real job, and tidy dictionary lines hide that.
A deacon isdeacon是 a church worker in some Christian churches某些基督教教會裡的一種教會工作者， one step below a priest in churches that have that ranking在有這種階級的教會裡，位階比priest（神父）低一階。 The same English word, though, covers more than one real job不過這同一個英文字其實涵蓋不只一種實際的職務， and tidy dictionary lines hide that字典簡短的解釋會把這點藏起來。
In Catholic and churches, a deacon is ordained: a man (and in some churches a woman) set apart for ministry, who may help at the service, visit the sick, and in some cases later become a priest. In many Protestant churches, including ones students know in Taiwan, a deacon is often a church member chosen to help — with care, money, or visiting — and is not a priest or pastor at all.
In Catholic and Anglican churches在天主教和聖公會裡， a deacon is ordaineddeacon是受過聖職的： a man (and in some churches a woman) set apart for ministry一位被分別出來做事工的男性（有些教會也有女性）， who may help at the service, visit the sick, and in some cases later become a priest可能協助禮拜、探訪病人，有些情況後來會晉升為priest。 In many Protestant churches, including ones students know in Taiwan在很多新教教會裡，包括學生在台灣認識的那些， a deacon is often a church member chosen to helpdeacon通常是被選出來幫忙的教會會友 — with care, money, or visiting ———負責關懷、財務，或探訪—— and is not a priest or pastor at all完全不是priest或牧師。
So if you hear deacon, you still need to know which church, or you will picture the wrong person.
So if you hear deacon所以如果你聽到deacon這個字， you still need to know which church還是得知道是哪個教會， or you will picture the wrong person不然會想錯這個人是做什麼的。
The word is old and serious in church English, but it is also a given name, Deacon, which is just a name. People say DEE-kən.
The word is old and serious in church English這個字在教會英語裡既古老又嚴肅， but it is also a given name, Deacon, which is just a name但它也是個人名Deacon，就只是個名字。 People say DEE-kən唸法是DEE-kən。
組成From Ancient Greek διάκονος (diākonos), “servant” or “minister,” which passed through Church Latin diāconus and Old English diacon into Middle English deken.
同家族的字
- deaconessthe older word for a woman in the same kind of church role
原始詞典資料16 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Deaconname
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A surname originating as an occupation.
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rareA male given name from English.
- And like a mirror image in gestures if not in looks, Steward spit fresh Blue Boy while Deek lit a cigar. However disgusted both were, K.D. knew they would not negotiate a solution that would endanger him or the future of Morgan money. His grandfather had named his twins Deacon and Steward for a reason.
deaconnoun/ˈdiːkən/
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A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
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CatholicismChristianityA modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
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ChristianityA modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
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ChristianityA modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
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ChristianityA modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
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ChristianityFreemasonryfreemasonryA modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
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ChristianityA modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
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A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below).
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The chairman of an incorporated company.
deaconverb/ˈdiːkən/
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ecclesiasticallifestylereligionTo ordain to the diaconate.
- He was deaconed on the 23rd May, and priested on the 29th September, 1624, by John, Bishop of Sodar and Man.
- Chapman was a lay missionary and was not deaconed until 1844 and priested in 1852.
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ChristianityentertainmentlifestyleFor a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.
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To kill a calf shortly after birth.
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slangTo place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.
- The blanc mange was lumpy, and the strawberries not as ripe as they looked, having been skilfully 'deaconed'.
- It's like buying a barrel of apples that's been deaconed — after you've found that the deeper you go the meaner and wormier the fruit, you forget all about the layer of big, rosy, wax-finished pippins that was on top.
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slangTo make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。