subdeacon

noun 4

Definitions

noun

1

A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.

2

A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.

3

A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.

4

The highest of the minor orders below that of a deacon.

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