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archdeacon

/ahrch-dee-kuhn/US // ˈɑrtʃˈdi kən //UK // (ˈɑːtʃˈdiːkən) //

执事长,大执事,执事大人,执事官

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an ecclesiastic, ranking next below a bishop and having charge of the temporal and external administration of a diocese, with jurisdiction delegated from the bishop.
    • : Roman Catholic Church. a title of honor conferred only on a member of a cathedral chapter.

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Examples

  • Later, she was made an Archdeacon after her work with the homeless in Dublin.

  • The archdeacon speaks of spiritual geniuses, "geniuses in the region in which man holds communion with God."

  • This last circumstance struck the archdeacon with amazement, and increased his fears for the peace of the city.

  • The tone of conviction, the imposing authority of the archdeacon's character, left a profound impression upon the man.

  • The archdeacon, not daring to contradict the bishop, seeing the bishop spoke the truth, lowered his head in mute pain.

  • "I implore you, yield to these wise words," now put in the archdeacon addressing Gaudry.