Meaning Of The Word Deaconess

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deaconess in American English
in some Protestant denominations, a woman consecrated or commissioned to serve in a church-related agency or hospital
noun: 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

deaconess in British English
noun: (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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