noun🔗Share执事, 吏员。 (Church history) A designated minister of charity in the early Church (see Acts 6:1-6)."The deacons collected food and clothing to distribute to the needy members of the church. "早期的教会执事们收集食物和衣物，分发给教会中贫困的成员。religiontheologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share执事，辅祭。 (Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism) A clergyman ranked directly below a priest, with duties of helping the priests and carrying out parish work."The deacons at St. Michael's Church helped the priests with the parish's youth programs. "在圣米迦勒教堂，执事们协助神父们开展教区的青少年活动。religiontheologypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share执事，襄理。 Free Churches: A lay leader of a congregation who assists the pastor."The deacons met after the church service to discuss how to help families in need within the congregation. "执事们在礼拜结束后开会，讨论如何帮助教会里有需要的家庭。religionpersonorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share执事，會吏。 Anglicanism: An ordained clergyman usually serving a year prior to being ordained presbyter, though in some cases they remain a permanent deacon."In the Anglican church, the deacons assisted the priest during the service and often visited members of the congregation, learning about parish life before potentially becoming priests themselves. "在圣公会教堂里，执事（或称會吏）在礼拜仪式中协助牧师，并且经常拜访教区的信徒，以便在将来可能成为牧师之前，更好地了解教区的生活。religiontheologypersonorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share执事，会吏. Methodism: A separate office from that of minister, neither leading to the other; instead there is a permanent deaconate."In the Methodist church, deacons focus on service and outreach, forming a separate, permanent path distinct from becoming ministers. "在卫理公会教堂里，执事专注于服务和对外拓展工作，他们构成了一个独立的、永久的职位，与成为牧师是不同的发展道路。religiontheologypersongroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share执事, 副执事。 A junior lodge officer."The deacons helped set up the meeting room for the lodge members. "副执事们帮助 lodge 成员布置了会议室。organizationpositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share执事 The lowest office in the Aaronic priesthood, generally held by 12 or 13 year old boys or recent converts."At church, the deacons passed around the sacrament trays to the congregation. "在教堂里，担任执事的青少年们把圣餐盘传递给会众。(Zài jiàotáng lǐ, dānrèn zhíshì de qīngshàoniánmen bǎ shèngcān pán chuándì gěi huìzhòng.)religiontheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share肉用小牛，供屠宰的小公牛 (animal husbandry) A male calf of a dairy breed, so called because they are usually deaconed (see below)."The farmer separated the deacons from the heifers, as the dairy farm only wanted to raise the females for milk production. "由于这家奶牛场只打算饲养母牛产奶，所以农场主把这些肉用小公牛和母牛犊分开了。animalagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share理事 The chairman of an incorporated company."The deacons of the newly formed tech startup met to discuss the company's quarterly profits. "新成立的科技初创公司的理事们开会讨论了公司的季度利润。businessorganizationjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
