Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > D Synonyms of deacon Find synonyms for: Noun 1. deacon, Protestant deacon, church officer usage: a Protestant layman who assists the minister 2. deacon, clergyman, reverend, man of the cloth, Holy Order, Order usage: a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of deacon (Dictionary) TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Jewish Holidays, 2010-2030 (A.M. 5770-5791) Western Christian Holidays, 2010-2030 12 Steps to a New Year New Year's Resolution to Slim Down? Martin Luther King Speeches Books of the Bible: Old Testament Books in Order ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: debridement Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language