Meaning Of The Word Deaconess
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Deaconess Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Deaconess?
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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