deacon

Preacher is a related term of deacon.

As a proper noun preacher

is alternative name for ecclesiastes, the twenty-first book of the old testament.

As a noun deacon is

(church history) a designated minister of charity in the early church (see acts 6:1-6).

As a verb deacon is

(christianity|music) for a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.

Ecclesiastic is a synonym of deacon.

As nouns the difference between ecclesiastic and deacon

is that ecclesiastic is one who adheres to a church-based philosophy while deacon is (church history) a designated minister of charity in the early church (see acts 6:1-6).

As an adjective ecclesiastic

is of or pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical.

As a verb deacon is

(christianity|music) for a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.

As nouns the difference between bishop and deacon

is that bishop is an overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory while deacon is a designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).

As verbs the difference between bishop and deacon

is that bishop is to act as a bishop, to perform the duties of a bishop, especially to confirm another's membership in the church while deacon is for a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.

As a proper noun Bishop

is {{surname|from=common nouns}.

As nouns the difference between deacon and evangelist

is that deacon is a designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6) while evangelist is an itinerant or special preacher, especially a revivalist, who conducts services in different cities or locations, now often televised.

As a verb deacon

is for a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.

As nouns the difference between deacon and beacon

is that deacon is a designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6) while beacon is a signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to give any notice, commonly of warning.

As verbs the difference between deacon and beacon

is that deacon is for a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir while beacon is to act as a beacon.

As nouns the difference between decon and deacon

is that decon is abbreviation of lang=en while deacon is a designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).

As verbs the difference between decon and deacon

is that decon is abbreviation of lang=en while deacon is for a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.

As nouns the difference between apostle and deacon

is that apostle is a missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle) while deacon is a designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).

As a proper noun Apostle

is A rare transcription of the Greek male given name Απόστολος (usually transliterated as Apostolos).

As a verb deacon is

for a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.