How to pronounce“Deacon”in English

A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6).

A modern-day member of a church who handles secular and/or administrative duties in a priest's stead, the specifics of which depends on denomination.

To ordain to the diaconate.

For a choir leader to lead a hymn by speaking one or two lines at a time, which are then sung by the choir.