Deacon
Deacon noun - A person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church.
Usage example: my cousin was married by his uncle, who is also a deacon in his church
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Synonyms for Deacon
Father and deacon are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Father" instead a noun "Deacon".
Nearby Word: deaconess
Father
Father noun - A male human parent.
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Both words in one sentence
- In Investigations, Lauren Paups's father left before she was old enough to even remember his face, which is why she never noticed that the butler Oliver Deacon actually was her father.
Source: Disappeared Dad -
Bury Your Gays: The Body of the Week in "Masquerade" turns out to be one half of a lesbian couple (and disowned by her father, a church deacon), though it didn't have anything to do with her death.
Source: Series / Vegas (2012) -
Joe Morton, before playing Henry Deacon, the mechanic-turned-convict in Eureka, and Olivia's father in Scandal, played Scratch's number two in the classic film Crossroads.
Source: Retroactive Recognition
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