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Meanings of archdeacon in English

Russian
архидьякон
Portuguese
arquidiácono
Catalan
ardiaques
Spanish
arcediano

Ecclesiastical occupation.

Related terms
архидьякон
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Examples for "archdeaconry"
Examples for "archdeaconry"
1
Trained in the monastery of Hales he was early raised to an archdeaconry.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
2
The erection of the archdeaconry in favour of the Rev.
The History of Tasmania, Volume I
3
It was the Congress of Sunday-school managers for our archdeaconry.
The Three Brides
4
In his archdeaconry, Manning lived to the full the active life of a country clergyman.
Eminent Victorians
5
His congregation is the best in the archdeaconry; one meeting-house is dead, and the other dying.
Two Years Ago, Volume II.
Usage of archdeacon in English
1
The archdeacon's power included no more than a single reprieve per year.
Amberville
2
Son of an archdeacon; was at Cambridge when the war broke out.
Our Casualty, and Other Stories / 1918
3
Not the dean in his deanery, or the archdeacon out at Plumstead.
Barchester Towers
4
When the archdeacon returned the news was told to him at once.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
5
The archdeacon, indeed, Dr Grantly, has been somewhat loud in the matter.
The Warden
6
But in this lot I simply cannot perceive even an embryonic archdeacon.
The Altar Steps
7
An English archdeacon comes through them in a condition of extreme irritation.
The Inca of Perusalem: An Almost Historical Comedietta
8
And she recalls how the archdeacon spoke with us the day before.
Amberville
9
Nevertheless the archdeacon thought it only prudent to go up to London.
Framley Parsonage
10
And so the archdeacon would again be able to breathe pure air.
Barchester Towers
11
The archdeacon and the gypsy had come into conflict in his heart.
Notre-Dame de Paris
12
The archdeacon kept two curates, and Mr. Sims was one of them.
The Last Chronicle of Barset
13
The archdeacon was down upon her before she knew where she was.
Barchester Towers
14
All through dinner the archdeacon's good humour shone brightly in his face.
Barchester Towers
15
After breakfast the archdeacon would retire, of course to his clerical pursuits.
The Warden
16
They ought to appoint an archdeacon of the same sort, said Skovorodnikoff.
Resurrection
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United Kingdom
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