deacon

名词 deacon:

1. a Protestant layman who assists the minister
   同义词：Protestant deacon
2. a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders

1. The deacon was killed last night by a stranger.
   那个副主祭昨晚被一个陌生人杀死了。
2. The deacon is very kind.
   那个执事很和蔼。

dea.con

n.（名词）
A cleric ranking just below a priest in the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic churches.
执事：英国圣公会、东正教和罗马天主教的教堂中仅次于牧师级别的神职人员
A Protestant layperson who assists the minister in various functions.
会吏：以各种各样的职责帮助教区长的耶稣教徒的平信徒
Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a person:
执事：被用作一个头衔，放在这类人的姓的前面：
例句：
Deacon Brown.
布朗执事

来源：
Middle English deken
中古英语 deken
from Old English doacon
源自 古英语 doacon
from Late Latin di3conus
源自 后期拉丁语 di3conus
from Greek diakonos [attendant]
源自 希腊语 diakonos [随从]