Thesaurus: deaconess

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1. n. A female deacon
2. n. One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons.
3. n. A woman set apart for church work by a bishop.
4. n. A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.
5. n. a woman deacon
6. A female deacon; as: (a) (Primitive Ch.) One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons. (b) (Ch. of Eng. and Prot. Epis. Ch.) A woman set apart for church work by a bishop. (c) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.
7. A female deacon; as:(a) (Primitive Ch.) One of an order of women whose duties resembledthose of deacons. (b) (Ch. of Eng. and Prot. Epis. Ch.)