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subdeacon
subdeacon. In the RC Church, until the office was suppressed in 1972, a person in the lowest of the Major Orders. The office existed by the 3rd cent.; until the 13th cent. it was regarded as a Minor, not a Major, Order.
A subdeacon was one of the three sacred ministers at High Mass, where his functions included that of chanting the Epistle. In modern times, however, his part was often taken by a person in deacon's or priest's orders. In the C of E the subdiaconate was given up in the 16th cent. It survives as a Minor Order in the E. Church. |
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "subdeacon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "subdeacon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-subdeacon.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "subdeacon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-subdeacon.html |
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Subdeacon
Subdeacon. An order of Christian minister below deacon. It was originally a minor order, and remains so in Eastern churches; in the Roman Catholic Church it became a major order in the 13th cent., but was suppressed altogether in 1972.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Subdeacon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Subdeacon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Subdeacon.html JOHN BOWKER. "Subdeacon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Subdeacon.html |
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T. F. HOAD. "subdeacon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "subdeacon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-subdeacon.html T. F. HOAD. "subdeacon." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 27, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-subdeacon.html |
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