deaconess

dea·con·ess

D0051200 (dē′kə-nĭs)n.1. A laywoman serving as assistant to a Protestant minister.2. Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a woman: Deaconess Brown.

deaconess

(ˈdiːkənɪs) n (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity (in the early church and in some modern Churches) a female member of the laity with duties similar to those of a deacon

dea•con•ess

(ˈdi kə nɪs)

n. (in certain Protestant churches) a woman belonging to an order dedicated to social services. [1530–40]

Thesaurus

Noun

deaconess - a woman deacondeacon, Protestant deacon - a Protestant layman who assists the minister

Translations

deaconess

dea·con·ess

deaconess

dea•con•ess

deaconess

Words related to deaconess

noun a woman deacon

Related Words