Definition of deaconed:
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(Christianity, by extension) A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.
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(Catholicism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Church of the East) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
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(early Christianity) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
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(Anglicanism) An ordained clergyperson usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon.
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(Evangelicalism) A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor.
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(Methodism) A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate.