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deacon

In the Roman Catholic and Anglican churches, an ordained minister who ranks immediately below a priest. In the Protestant churches, a deacon is in training to become a minister or is a lay assistant.



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Martimort's work has been the primary source for those who vigorously oppose women's ordination to the deaconate as an authentically sacramental rite.
Religion booknotes by Cunningham, Lawrence S. / Commonweal
Jeannine Olson provides a useful overview of the Calvinist deaconate, its various forms, and its ultimate fate.
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