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Archdeacon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Archdeacon : (noun)
1: (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually
ranking just below a bishop
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Archdeacon : \Arch`dea"con\, n. [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L.
archidiaconus, fr. Gr. ?. See Arch-, pref., and Deacon.]
In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a
bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though
with independent authority. --Blackstone.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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