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reverend vs deacon

deacon vs reverend

reverend and deacon both are nouns.

reverend is an adjective but deacon is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reverend Yes Yes No No
deacon Yes No No No
As nouns, deacon is a hyponym of reverend; that is, deacon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reverend:
  • reverend: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
  • deacon: a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
Other hyponyms of reverend include acolyte, anagnost, archdeacon, chaplain, churchman, cleric, divine, ecclesiastic, curate, minister, minister of religion, parson, pastor, rector, domine, dominee, dominie, dominus, doorkeeper, ostiarius, ostiary, lector, reader, officiant, ordinand, ordinary, postulator, preacher, preacher man, sermoniser, sermonizer, priest, shepherd, subdeacon, vicar, vicar.
reverend (noun) deacon (noun)
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
reverend (adjective) deacon (adjective)
worthy of adoration or reverence
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