different between parson vs deacon

English

Etymology

From Middle English persoun, from Anglo-Norman, Old French persone (“parson, person”), from Medieval Latin persona (“parson, person”), from Latin persona (“person”). Doublet of person and persona.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?p??s(?)n/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?p??s?n/
• Rhymes: -??(?)s?n
• Hyphenation: par?son

Noun

parson (plural parsons)

1. An Anglican cleric having full legal control of a parish under ecclesiastical law; a rector.
2. A Protestant minister.

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Anagrams

• Rapson, aprons, aspron

Old French

Noun

parson m (oblique plural parsons, nominative singular parsons, nominative plural parson)

1. Alternative form of persone (in the sense "parson")

English

Etymology

From Old English diacon, from Ecclesiastical Latin diaconus, from Ancient Greek ????????? (di??konos, “servant, minister”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: dea?con
• enPR: d?'k(?)n, IPA^(key): /?di?k?n/
• Rhymes: -i?k?n

Noun

deacon (plural deacons)

1. (Church history) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
2. (Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
3. (Protestantism) Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.
4. (Protestantism) Anglicanism: An ordained clergyman usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.
5. (Protestantism) Methodism: A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.
6. (freemasonry) A junior lodge officer.
7. (Mormonism) The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts.
8. (US, animal husbandry) A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below).
9. (Scotland) The chairman of an incorporated company.

Hyponyms

• (Catholic): permanent deacon, transitional deacon

Coordinate terms

• deaconess

Derived terms

Related terms

• diaconal
• diaconate

Translations

See also

• deacon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• diaconate

Verb

deacon (third-person singular simple present deacons, present participle deaconing, simple past and past participle deaconed)

1. (Christianity, music) For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.
2. (US, animal husbandry) To kill a calf shortly after birth.
3. (US, slang) To place fresh fruit at the top of a barrel or other container, with spoiled or imperfect fruit hidden beneath.

4. (US, slang) To make sly alterations to the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or doctor (an article to be sold), etc.

Anagrams

• Canedo, Cedano, acnode, canoed