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(dea-con) 2 syllables

Definition

noun. a cleric ranking just below a priest in the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches in some Protestant churches; a person in training to be a minister an officer who helps the minister in matters not having to do with worship

Example Sentence

My dad was the deacon of the week.

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Rhymes

  • beacon
  • deacon
  • dziekan
  • eaken
  • meakin
  • pekin
  • rican
  • rieken
  • tieken
  • weaken

  • mcmeekin
  • mohican
  • topekan

  • puerto_rican
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