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deaconess definition

dea·con·ess (dē′kən is)

noun

in some Protestant denominations, a woman consecrated or commissioned to serve in a church-related agency or hospital

Etymology: ME dekenesse < LL(Ec) diaconissa, fem. of diaconus: see deacon & -ess

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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