But it is not clear that Hegesippus here uses the word deacon in its strictly technical sense. From Wordnik.com. [The Ancient Church Its History, Doctrine, Worship, and Constitution] Reference
The deacon was a widower, and lived in a little house with three windows. From Wordnik.com. [The Bishop and Other Stories] Reference
The doctor always called the deacon by his first name when he approached him in sympathy. From Wordnik.com. [Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches] Reference
You might call it a diaconal ministry, as the deacon is the one who calls us to confession. From Wordnik.com. [Speaking truth to power] Reference
There is nothing wrong in his seeking out the company of another woman; the deacon is a free man. From Wordnik.com. [A Love So Deep] Reference
Sam reflected that the deacon was a very obstinate man, and decided that his arrangements were very foolish. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Outlaw or, Adrift in the Streets] Reference
The deacon was a cotemporary of Samuel Avery, b. 1664, who was the grandfather of Waightstill, of North Carolina. From Wordnik.com. [Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians] Reference
One 'deacon' holds aloft the large wooden tau-cross. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on Revelation] Reference
"I'm going to cut th 'deacon's head off wiz it," she replied blandly. From Wordnik.com. [Anderson Crow, Detective] Reference
The Greek diakonos, from dia - through and konos the dust, whence "deacon," means anyone who does the "dusty" jobs. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]]
Baker was a g-ut fighter with the face of a deacon. From Wordnik.com. [The War Room Drill] Reference
Geoghegan says he was victimized by a deacon there. From Wordnik.com. [After 35 Years In Prison, Redemption In Michigan] Reference
He starved his social nature because he was a deacon. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
I have seen a deacon in the pride of his deep humility. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
He made his children hate Sunday because he was a deacon. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
Christians of whom the deacon I have mentioned is a type. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
In a moment or two Mrs. Bayliss entered the room, and the deacon said. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
His wife was pitied by other women because she was the wife of a deacon. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
When the deacon returned home he carried with him a beautiful flock of the. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth: the Disinherited Daughter By E. Ben Ez-er] Reference
They were pitied by other children because they were the children of a deacon. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
But so far only one has been ascribed to Newman, the cure of an American deacon. From Wordnik.com. [Pope pays tribute to Britons who resisted nazism] Reference
I had to make his dad a Baptist preacher, because that phrase, ` better than deacon. '. From Wordnik.com. [Blue Highway's Red-Hot Bluegrass] Reference
He refrained from all participation in a free and generous life because he was a deacon. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
Mr. REYES: We talked about the deacon briefly, and I'll mention a little bit more about him. From Wordnik.com. [Florida Families Grapple With Foreclosures] Reference
He spotted the abbey's truck, according to the report, and saw Mr. Coudrain, the deacon, hop out. From Wordnik.com. [Coffins Made With Brotherly Love Have Undertakers Throwing Dirt] Reference
In 2007, Coudrain, a trained woodworker, became a permanent deacon of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. From Wordnik.com. [Monks Sue For The Right To Build And Sell Caskets] Reference
He so brought them up that they learned to consider themselves unfortunate in being the children of a deacon. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
By the time my son reached me there was no room near us for the sick deacon, so he returned to his first seat. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences] Reference
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