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church officer vs deacon

deacon vs church officer

church officer and deacon both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
church officer Yes No No No
deacon Yes No No No
As nouns, deacon is a hyponym of church officer; that is, deacon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than church officer:
  • church officer: a church official
  • deacon: a Protestant layman who assists the minister
Other hyponyms of church officer include churchwarden, Protestant deacon, elder, sacristan, sexton, verger, vestryman, vestrywoman.
church officer (noun) deacon (noun)
a church official a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
Difference between church officer and deacon

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