DEACONESS
\dˈiːkə͡ʊnəs], \dˈiːkəʊnəs], \d_ˈiː_k_əʊ_n_ə_s]\
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A female deacon
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One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons.
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A woman set apart for church work by a bishop.
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A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.
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A female deacon
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One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons.
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A woman set apart for church work by a bishop.
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A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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