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Raresubdeacon
The correct spelling is subdeacon.
How to pronounce subdeacon
noun
Say it like: Sub-dee-con
The correct spelling is subdeacon. (chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
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Definition
noun
- 1.(chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
- 2.(chiefly historical) A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.
- 3.The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon
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