[{"word":"deacons","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"(Church history) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Anglicanism: An ordained clergyman usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Methodism: A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A junior lodge officer.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(animal husbandry) A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The chairman of an incorporated company.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deacon","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/deacons"]}]