beadle

ˈbiːdəl

Definition

Definition of beadle - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

university

Dated

official in British universities with ceremonial duties

Dated

The beadle led the procession at the graduation.

attendant

marshal

official

religion

Dated

minor parish official who keeps order

Dated

The beadle ensured silence during the service.

church officer

verger

temple helper

Rare

synagogue attendant responsible for order

Rare

The beadle arranged the seating for the congregation.

attendant

caretaker

custodian

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Origin of beadle

Old French, bedel (messenger)

Examples of beadle in a sentence

At the ceremony, the beadle wore traditional robes.
The beadle locked the church after the event.
A beadle was present at the wedding ceremony.
The beadle announced the start of the service.
As a beadle, he maintained the synagogue's decorum.

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French:bedeau, suisse, ...
German:Pedell, Küster, ...
Italian:ufficiale cerimoniale, sacrista, ...
Spanish:bedel, sacristán, ...
Portuguese:bedel, assistente de sinagoga, ...
Chinese:司仪官, 堂役, ...
Japanese:ビードル, 教区役人, ...
Arabic:موظف احتفالي في الجامعة, خادِم كَنِيسَة, ...
Hebrew:בִּידֶל, שַׁמָּשׁ, ...
Russian:церемониймейстер, прихожанский служка, ...
Ukrainian:бідель, церковний служка, ...
Hindi:बीडल, पादरी अधिकारी, ...
Bengali:বিডল, প্যারিশ কর্মকর্তা, ...
Catalan:bedel, sagristà, ...
Czech:ceremoniář, kostelní zřízenec, ...
Danish:pedel, degn, ...
Dutch:pedel, koster, ...
Greek:κήρυκας, κλητήρας, ...
Hungarian:pedellus, egyházfi, ...
Khmer:មន្ត្រីពិធីការនៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យអង់គ្លេស, មន្ត្រីតូចតាចនៃព្រះវិហារ, ...
Korean:비들, 교구 관리인, ...
Persian:بیدل, خادم, ...
Polish:marszałek, kościelny, ...
Portuguese (BR):bedel, zelador, ...
Romanian:plutonier, diacon, ...
Swedish:pedell, kyrkvaktmästare, ...
Thai:เจ้าหน้าที่ในมหาวิทยาลัย, เจ้าหน้าที่ตำบล, ...
Turkish:beadle, mübaşir, ...
Vietnamese:người dẫn lễ, người giữ trật tự, ...

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Noun

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