[{"word":"subdeacon","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"(chiefly historical) A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(chiefly historical) A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon","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/subdeacon"]}]