As nouns the difference between servant and deacon
is that
servant is one who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation as opposed to a slave while
deacon is (church history) a designated minister of charity in the early church (see acts 6:1-6).
As verbs the difference between servant and deacon
is that
servant is (obsolete) to subject while
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.
servant English
Alternative forms
* servaunt (obsolete)
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Noun
( en noun)
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish, but I would not go out of my way to protest against it. My servant is, so far as I am concerned, welcome to as many votes as he can get. I would very gladly make mine over to him if I could.
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
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Derived terms
* assigned servant
* civil servant
* manservant
* maidservant
* public servant
* servantly
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deacon English
Noun
( en noun)
(Church history) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
(Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
(Protestantism) Free Churches : A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.
(Protestantism) Anglicanism : An ordained clergyman usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.
(Protestantism) Methodism : A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.
(freemasonry) A junior lodge officer.
(Mormonism) The lowest office in the (Aaronic priesthood), generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts.
(US, animal husbandry) A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually ed (see below).
(Scotland) The chairman of an incorporated company.
Derived terms
* archdeacon
* deaconal
* deaconate
* deaconess
* deaconize
* deaconry
* deacon-seat
* subdeacon
Verb
( en verb)
(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.
(US, animal husbandry) To kill a calf shortly after birth.
(US) To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.
* {{quote-book, 1902, (George Horace Lorimer), Old Gorgon Graham citation
, passage=It's like buying a barrel of apples that's been deaconed — after you've found that the deeper you go the meaner and wormier the fruit, you forget all about the layer of big, rosy, wax-finished pippins that was on top.}}
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