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diaconate
di·ac·o·nate D0193000 (dī-ăk′ə-nĭt, -nāt′)n.1. The rank, office, or tenure of a deacon.2. Deacons considered as a group.
[Late Latin diāconātus, from diāconus, deacon; see deacon.]diaconate (daɪˈækənɪt; -ˌneɪt) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) the office, sacramental status, or period of office of a deacon[C17: from Late Latin diāconātus; see deacon]di•ac•o•nate (daɪˈæk ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt)
n. 1. the office, rank, or term of a deacon. 2. a body of deacons. [1720–30; < Late Latin diāconātus.] diaconatethe rank or office of a deacon.See also: Churchdiaconate
diaconate the office, sacramental status, or period of office of a deacon LegalSeeDeaconThesaurusSeedeacon |