deaconess
(noun) a woman deacon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
deaconess (plural deaconesses)
A female deacon.
A female servant in the early Christian church.
The nun in charge of the altar in a convent.
One of an order of women in some Protestant churches who nurse the sick and tend the poor.
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Source: Wiktionary
Dea"con*ess, n. (Eccl.)
Definition: 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.)
Definition: A woman set apart for church work by a bishop. (c) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 December 2024
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