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