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deaconess

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdiːkənɪs/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dē′kə nis)

dea•con•ess (dē′kə nis),USA pronunciation n.

Religion(in certain Protestant churches) a woman belonging to an order or sisterhood dedicated to the care of the sick or poor or who is engaging in other social-service duties, as teaching or missionary work.
Religiona woman elected by a church to assist the clergy.

1530–40; earlier deaconisse, part translation, part adoption of Late Latin diāconissa, feminine of diāconus deacon; see -ess

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deaconess /ˈdiːkənɪs/ n

(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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