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deaconess
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dea·con·ess  (dk-ns)
n.
1. A Protestant woman who assists the minister in various functions.
2. Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a woman: Deaconess Brown.
deaconess [ˈdiːkənɪs]
n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity (in the early church and in some modern Churches) a female member of the laity with duties similar to those of a deacon
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Noun1.deaconess - a woman deacon
deacon, Protestant deacon - a Protestant layman who assists the minister
Translations
deaconess [ˈdiːkənes] N → diaconisa f
deaconess
n → Diakonin f; (= elder) → Kirchenälteste f
deaconess [ˈdiːkənɛs] n → diaconessa
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of Watwick) sent her questionnaire to women deacons or deaconesses who knew that soon they would be able to become priests.
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Grahn) Ceder, she was a lifetime member of First Baptist Church where she was former chairman of the Board of Deaconesses, secretary of the Women's Assn.
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In the early 1900s when there were few social agencies, many deaconesses also served in health and social services.
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