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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

deaconess Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • become: She also became a Deaconess in her local church.

Adjective modifier

  • Protestant: An early outstanding feature of the hospital was the nursing care provided by the Protestant Deaconesses from the Kaiserswerth Institute near Wessendorf.

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