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diaconissa — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • deaconess noun A non-clerical role for women in some churches.

Senses

diaconissa is used for these senses in English:

  • deaconess (Christianity, rare) A female deacon.

deaconess — full definition

  1. noun A non-clerical role for women in some churches.
  2. noun A female deacon.
  3. noun A female servant in the early Christian church.
  4. noun The nun in charge of the altar in a convent.