Subdiaconate Definition

sŭbdī-ăkə-nĭt
noun
The office or position of a subdeacon.
Webster's New World
adjective
Of or relating to a subdeacon, or to the office or rank of a subdeacon.
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Other Word Forms of Subdiaconate

Noun

Singular:
subdiaconate
Plural:
subdiaconates

Origin of Subdiaconate

  • Late Latin subdiāconātus from subdiāconus subdeacon (partial translation of Late Greek hupodiākonos) Latin sub- sub- Late Latin diāconus deacon deacon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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