Proto-deakon
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Protodeacon derives from the Greek proto- meaning 'first' and diakonos, which is a standard ancient Greek word meaning "assistant", "servant", or "waiting-man". The word in English may refer to any of various clergy, depending upon the usage of the particular church in question.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- ecclesiastical address
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- Commons category
- Protodeacons
- next lower rank
- hierodeacon
- described by source
- Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language
- next higher rank
- hieromonk
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