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deaconess
dea·con·ess D0051200 (dē′kə-nĭs)n.1. A laywoman serving as assistant to a Protestant minister.2. Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a woman: Deaconess Brown.deaconess (ˈdiːkənɪs) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity (in the early church and in some modern Churches) a female member of the laity with duties similar to those of a deacondea•con•ess (ˈdi kə nɪs)
n. (in certain Protestant churches) a woman belonging to an order dedicated to social services. [1530–40] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | deaconess - a woman deacondeacon, Protestant deacon - a Protestant layman who assists the minister |
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