Subdeacon

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.noun(chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.

2.noun(chiefly historical) A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.

3.nounThe highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon

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