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Definition of 'archdeacon'

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archdeacon

(ɑːʳtʃdiːkən )
Word forms: plural archdeacons
countable noun & title noun
An archdeacon is a high-ranking clergyman who works as an assistant to a bishop, especially in the Anglican church.
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archdeacon in British

(ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkən )
noun
1. 
an Anglican clergyman ranking just below a bishop and having supervisory duties under the bishop
2. 
a clergyman of similar rank in other Churches
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archdeacon in American

(ˈɑrtʃˌdikən ; ärchˈdēˌkən)
noun
a church official ranking just below a bishop or an archpriest: in the Anglican Church, an archdeacon has supervisory duties under the bishop
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'archdeacon'
ME archedeken < OE arcediacon < LL(Ec) archidiaconus < LGr(Ec) archidiakonos < Gr archos (see arch-) + diakonos, servant: see deacon

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At last I managed to say: `The archdeacon reflects the bishop who chose him. Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHSI couldn't possibly palm such a disaster off on my archdeacon. Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS archdeacon, remember your bishop, remember Ashworth's known to be sympathetic to priests who are on the ropes. Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS

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Scrabble score for 'archdeacon': 18
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