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archdeacon

UK //ˌɑːtʃˈdiːkən//US //ˌɑːrtʃˈdiːkən//

词源

源自中古英语 archedeken,结合arch-(首要的)和deacon(执事),最终来自希腊语diakonos(仆人)。

noun

❶ 基督教圣公会中地位仅次于主教的高级神职人员,负责协助主教管理教区事务,监督牧师工作。

“The archdeacon visited our parish to inspect the church buildings.”

(大执事来我们教区视察教堂建筑。)

“As an archdeacon, he was responsible for clergy discipline in the diocese.”

(作为大执事,他负责教区内神职人员的纪律管理。)

同义词:senior clergy, diocesan official, ecclesiastical administrator

常见短语

Archdeacon's Visitation — 大执事对教区的正式巡视活动,检查教堂设施和神职人员工作。

“The annual Archdeacon's Visitation will take place next month.”

(年度大执事巡视将于下个月进行。)