C17: from Late Latin diāconālis, from diāconusdeacon
diaconal in American English
(daɪˈækənəl; also diˈækənəl)
adjective
of a deacon or deacons
Word origin
LL(Ec) diaconalis
Examples of 'diaconal' in a sentence
diaconal
In conjunction with this downsizing, the so-called intra-church diaconate process has re-demarcated parish diaconal work.
Raija Pyykkö, Lea Henriksson, Sirpa Wrede 2011, 'Jurisdictional Boundaries in the Making: The Case of Parish Diaconal Work in Finland',Professions and Professionalismhttps://journals.hioa.no/index.php/pp/article/view/148. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)