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Holy Order vs deacon

deacon vs Holy Order

Holy Order and deacon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Holy Order Yes No No No
deacon Yes No No No
As nouns, deacon is a hyponym of Holy Order; that is, deacon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Holy Order:
  • Holy Order: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
  • deacon: a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
Other hyponyms of Holy Order include acolyte, anagnost, doorkeeper, ostiarius, ostiary, exorcist, lector, reader, priest, subdeacon.
Holy Order (noun) deacon (noun)
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
Difference between Holy Order and deacon

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