deacon
Also used as slang
View on the slang dictionary page →(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.
“[Jump to content](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deacon#bodyContent) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Office in Christian churches This article is about the office in Christian churches.”
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“[Jump to content](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaconess#bodyContent) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ministry in some Christian churches For the honorific accorded a deacon's wife, see [Diakonissa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diakonissa "Diakonissa").”
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(early, _, Christianity) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).
"deacon" means a designated minister of charity in the early church (see acts 6:1-6). It is one of many casual words teens pick up from friends, social media, music or sport, and on its own it carries no particular warning. If you hear your teen use it, it is fair to ask what they mean by it in their friend group, since meanings drift quickly. Asking out of curiosity rather than alarm tends to keep the conversation open and useful.
"deacon" is informal English meaning a designated minister of charity in the early church (see acts 6:1-6). It is used widely across English varieties. A more formal or neutral equivalent would be something like "a designated minister of charity in the early church (see acts 6:1-6)" expressed in standard vocabulary. A common mistake is to assume "deacon" can replace its standard equivalent in every register; keep it for spoken or casual situations and use the formal form in writing. If you are a B2 or C1 learner, it is useful to recognise this word when you hear or read it, but think carefully about whether the situation really calls for it before using it yourself.
“I'll grant the Ajaheads that it has Black Cow & Deacon Blues”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Darch Horntaker Orc Deacon of the Idol of Clerks she/her has a scar under the mouth had a garden with tarragon translating the holy texts into Goblin I want to cure a disease”
— Bluesky· May 2026“🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MiddayShow Dan Deacon: 🎵 Feel the Lightning #DanDeacon ▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify ▶️ Song on #Spotify:”
— Bluesky· May 2026““Feel the Lightning” Dan Deacon — Gliss Riffer (2015)”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Come on deacon!! Preach to em!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(Catholicism, Lutheranism, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Church of the East) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work.
“Ain’t you pose to be the Deacon of holy sky 🤔”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Happy birthday, Deacon! Daphne thinks it should be a big party!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“It's Deacon's 10th birthday today! There will be a small party in his honour!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“░ Author: deacon ░ Source: Lemmy ([email protected] / TopDay) ░ Title: Litter mates much? ░ URL: https://lemmy.world/post/46482376”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Deacon is a sketch writer, the column he refers to is satire. It’s in the Telegraph so god knows how the joke lands but he’s not *actually* claiming credit for the policy.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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