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Translate deacon from English to German

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deacon:
- Krankenpfleger; Bruder; Kirchenälteste
Wiktionary:
- deacon → Diakon
- deacon → Diakon

English

Detailed Translations for deacon from English to German

deacon:

deacon [the ~] noun

the deacon (male nurse; attendant; aide; orderly)
der Krankenpfleger; der Bruder
- Krankenpfleger [der ~] noun
- Bruder [der ~] noun
the deacon (churchwarden; elder; prelate; prince of the church)
der Kirchenälteste
- Kirchenälteste [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for deacon:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Bruder	aide; attendant; deacon; male nurse; orderly	bloke; brother; chap; cove; fellow; friar; gent; man; mister; sib; sibling; type
Kirchenälteste	churchwarden; deacon; elder; prelate; prince of the church	elder; prelate; prince of the church
Krankenpfleger	aide; attendant; deacon; male nurse; orderly	brother; friar; nurse
-	Protestant deacon
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	lay worker

Related Words for "deacon":

deacons

Synonyms for "deacon":

Protestant deacon; church officer
clergyman; reverend; man of the cloth; Holy Order; Order

Related Definitions for "deacon":

a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders¹
a Protestant layman who assists the minister¹

Wiktionary Translations for deacon:

deacon

noun

lay leader of a Protestant congregation
- deacon → Diakon
A clergyman ranked directly below a priest
- deacon → Diakon
A designated minister of charity in the early Church
- deacon → Diakon

deacon

noun

geistliches Amt innerhalb der Kirche
- Diakon → deacon

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• deacon	→ Diakon	↔ diaken — (rooms-katholieke kerk): geestelijke gerangschikt direct onder een priester, die een priester helpt bij kerkdiensten

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University