diácono
See also: diacono
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).
Noun
diácono m (plural diáconos)
- (Church history) deacon (a designated minister of charity in the early Church)
- (Roman Catholicism) deacon (a clergyman ranked directly below a priest)
- (Protestantism) deacon (lay leader of a Protestant congregation)
Spanish
Etymology
From Ecclesiastical Latin diāconus, from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (diā́konos).
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