архидья́кон — meaning in English
arkhidyakon
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English meaning
- archdeacon noun A senior church official ranking just below a bishop, usually responsible for administering part of a diocese.
Senses
архидья́кон is used for these senses in English:
- archdeacon (Anglicanism, Eastern Orthodoxy) A senior administrative official in a diocese, just under the bishop, often in charge of an archdeaconry. As a title, it can be filled by either a deacon or priest.