| 释义 |
deacon/ˈdi:k(ə)n/ n. & v.●n. 1 (in episcopal Churches) a minister of the third order, below bishop and priest (新教圣公会中的)会吏；副祭(英国教会中地位低于主教和神父者) 2 (in Nonconformist Churches) a lay officer attending to a congregation's secular affairs (非国教的)助祭 3 (in the early Church) an appointed minister of charity (早期教会中慈善团体的)执事 ●v. tr. appoint or ordain as a deacon 指定(或授予)副祭 □ deaconate n.□ deaconship n. 执事职位 [Old English diacon via ecclesiastical Latin diaconus from Greek diakonos ‘servant’] |