church officer (noun)

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• church officer — noun a church official • Hypernyms: ↑official, ↑functionary • Hyponyms: ↑churchwarden, ↑deacon, ↑Protestant deacon, ↑elder, ↑sexton, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• vestrywoman — noun a woman who is a member of a church vestry • Hypernyms: ↑church officer • Member Holonyms: ↑vestry * * * vesˈtryman or vesˈtrywoman noun A member of a vestry • • • Main Entry: ↑vestry …   Useful english dictionary

• sexton — noun Etymology: Middle English secresteyn, sexteyn, from Anglo French segrestein, from Medieval Latin sacristanus more at sacristan Date: 14th century a church officer or employee who takes care of the church property and performs related minor… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Protestant deacon — noun a Protestant layman who assists the minister • Syn: ↑deacon • Hypernyms: ↑church officer • Hyponyms: ↑deaconess …   Useful english dictionary

• sexton — /ˈsɛkstən / (say sekstuhn) noun Christian Church a church officer and guardian who is charged with taking care of the church, its contents and the graveyard, ringing the bell, digging the graves, etc. {Middle English segerstone, from Anglo French …  

• parish clerk — /pærɪʃ ˈklak/ (say parish klahk) noun British a lay church officer in a parish whose duties are to keep the register, lead the responses in services, etc …  

• interdict — noun /ˈɪntədɪkt / (say intuhdikt), / daɪt/ (say duyt) 1. Roman Law a general or special order of the Roman praetor forbidding or commanding an act; the procedure by which an interdict was sought. 2. Civil Law any prohibitory act or decree of a… …  

• Byrd — noun 1. English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543 1623) • Syn: ↑William Byrd • Instance Hypernyms: ↑organist, ↑composer 2. explorer and… …   Useful english dictionary

• beadle — noun Brit. 1》 a ceremonial officer of a church, college, or similar institution. 2》 historical a minor parish officer dealing with petty offenders. Origin OE bydel a person who makes a proclamation , influenced by OFr. bedel, ult. of Gmc origin …   English new terms dictionary

• deacon — noun Etymology: Middle English dekene, from Old English dēacon, from Late Latin diaconus, from Greek diakonos, literally, servant, from dia + konos (akin to enkonein to be active); perhaps akin to Latin conari to attempt Date: before 12th century …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• churchwarden — noun a) A lay officer of the Church of England who handles the secular affairs of the parish. b) A similar functionary of the Episcopal church …   Wiktionary