diaconal
adjective
di·ac·o·nal dī-ˈa-kə-nᵊl 
dē-
: of or relating to a deacon or deaconess
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin diaconalis, from diaconus deacon — more at deacon
First Known Use
circa 1611, in the meaning defined above
diaconal
adjective
as in episcopal
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- episcopal
- apostolic
- diocesan
- ecclesiastical
- papal
- pontifical
- canonical
- ministerial
- missionary
- ecclesiastic
- evangelical
- pastoral
- sacerdotal
- clerical
- patriarchal
- evangelic
- priestly
- sacramental
- churchly
- divine
- religious
- monastic
- conventual
- mendicant
- holy
- clerkly
- rabbinic
- rabbinical
- caliphal
- monachal
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- secular
- lay
- temporal
- nonclerical
- refractions
- refractive
- refractive index
- refractive power
- refractive system
- refractively
- refractiveness
- refractivenesses
- refractivities
- refractivity
- refractometer
- refractometers
- refractometric
- refractometries
- refractometry
- refractor
- refractories
- refractorily
- refractoriness
- refractorinesses
- refractors
- refractory
- refractory clay
- refractory period
- refractory rock