About The Word Deaconess
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Deaconess
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What's The Definition Of Deaconess?
[n] a woman deacon
Synonyms | Synonyms for Deaconess: Related Terms | Find terms related to Deaconess: See Also | deacon | Protestant deacon Deaconess In Webster's Dictionary \Dea"con*ess\, n. (Eccl.)
A female deacon; as:
(a) (Primitive Ch.) One of an order of women whose duties
resembled those of deacons.
(b) (Ch. of Eng. and Prot. Epis. Ch.) A woman set apart for
church work by a bishop.
(c) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the
Congregationalists.
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