deacon
noun [ C ] uk/ˈdiː.kən/ us/ˈdiː.kən/
mainly UK（某些宗教团体的）执事，会吏
in some churches, an official, either male or female, who is below a priest in rank and who performs some of the duties of a priest
mainly US（某些宗教团体由非神职人员担任的）辅祭；助祭
in some churches, a lay person (= an ordinary person without religious training) who helps with the running and organization of the church