DIACONATES

Noun

diaconates

plural of diaconate

Anagrams

• actaeonids

Source: Wiktionary


DIACONATE

Di*ac"o*nate, n. Etym: [L. diaconatus: cf. F. diaconat.]

Definition: The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.

Di*ac"o*nate, a.

Definition: Governed by deacons. "Diaconate church." T. Goodwin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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