C2 noun #104,961 most common

deaconess

UK /ˌdiːkəˈnes/ | US /ˌdiːkəˈnes/

A female deacon.

deaconess in 30 Seconds

  • (noun) A female deacon.
  • (noun) A female servant in the early Christian church.
  • (noun) The nun in charge of the altar in a convent.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun A female deacon.
  2. 2
    noun A female servant in the early Christian church.
  3. 3
    noun The nun in charge of the altar in a convent.
  4. 4
    noun One of an order of women in some Protestant churches who nurse the sick and tend the poor.
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