Get to know Subdeacon better with 5 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like clergyman or reverend.
Subdeacon in a sentence
Subdeacon meaning
- A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon.
- A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist.
- A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.
Using Subdeacon
- The main meaning on this page is: A Catholic clerical rank in the major orders below that of a deacon. | A Catholic cleric who assists the deacon at High Mass and normally reads the Epistle at the Eucharist. | A layperson who acts as an assistant to the deacon during the celebration of mass.
- Useful related words include: clergyman, reverend, holy order, order.
- In the example corpus, subdeacon often appears in combinations such as: subdeacon of.
Context around Subdeacon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Subdeacon
- In this selection, "subdeacon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 30.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include attested as subdeacon and deacon and subdeacon of the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "subdeacon" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with subdeacon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1106 he was a canon of the cathedral chapter in Pisa and from 1115 is attested as subdeacon. (19 words)
Silverius was probably consecrated 8 June 536. He was a subdeacon when king Theodahad of the Ostrogoths forced his election and consecration. (22 words)
When he was elected, on 10 April 847, he was cardinal of Santi Quattro Coronati and had been subdeacon of Gregory IV and archpriest under his predecessor. (27 words)
As in Advent, the deacon and subdeacon of the pre-1970 form of the Roman Rite do not wear their habitual dalmatic and tunicle (signs of joy) in Masses of the season during Lent; instead they wear "folded chasubles", in accordance with the ancient custom. (45 words)
Subdeacons assisted the deacons, but unlike them were allowed to marry after ordination; consequently many clerics stopped the cursus honorum at this point, and it was not unusual for a subdeacon to be elected bishop; and even Pope. (38 words)
When he was elected, on 10 April 847, he was cardinal of Santi Quattro Coronati and had been subdeacon of Gregory IV and archpriest under his predecessor. (27 words)
Example sentences (5)
As in Advent, the deacon and subdeacon of the pre-1970 form of the Roman Rite do not wear their habitual dalmatic and tunicle (signs of joy) in Masses of the season during Lent; instead they wear "folded chasubles", in accordance with the ancient custom.
In 1106 he was a canon of the cathedral chapter in Pisa and from 1115 is attested as subdeacon.
Silverius was probably consecrated 8 June 536. He was a subdeacon when king Theodahad of the Ostrogoths forced his election and consecration.
Subdeacons assisted the deacons, but unlike them were allowed to marry after ordination; consequently many clerics stopped the cursus honorum at this point, and it was not unusual for a subdeacon to be elected bishop; and even Pope.
When he was elected, on 10 April 847, he was cardinal of Santi Quattro Coronati and had been subdeacon of Gregory IV and archpriest under his predecessor.
Common combinations with subdeacon
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- subdeacon of 2×