diácono
Portuguese
noun
Definitions
- (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
Etymology
Derived from Latin diāconus derived from Ancient Greek διᾱ́κονος (servant, minister).
Origin
Ancient Greek
διᾱ́κονος
Gloss
servant, minister
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing