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ARCHDEACON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("archdeacon" is a kind of...):
clergyman; man of the cloth; reverend (a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church)
Domain category:
Anglican Church; Anglican Communion; Church of England (the national church of England (and all other churches in other countries that share its beliefs); has its see in Canterbury and the sovereign as its temporal head)
Derivation:
archidiaconal (of or relating to an archdeacon or his office)
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