DEACONESS

deaconess

(noun) a woman deacon

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

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.

Coordinate terms

• deacon

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

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