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deacon

[dee-kuhn] / ˈdi kən /
NOUN
clergyperson
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But others did it for him, including the deacon who led his memorial service.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

Again facing fraud charges, he fled the UK for a remote part of Kenya where not only did he claim to be an Anglican deacon but also a retired cardiac surgeon.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025

The 82-year-old military veteran and church deacon received no warnings to evacuate before the Eaton fire swept through his neighborhood, his daughter said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2025

Scott Peyton served the same priest, Father Michael Guidry, as a deacon.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2024

“That’s for her son to decide. He is a deacon, after all,” said Reverend Buckminster.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt




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