deaconess

English - Turkish

Definition of deaconess in English Turkish dictionary: {i} kadın papaz yardımcısı; {i} kadın diyakoz; bayan diyakoz; {i} kilisenin hayır işleriyle görevlendirdiği kadın

English - English

Definition of deaconess in English English dictionary: A female deacon; A female servant in the early Christian church; A pious lay woman assisting in the church as a caretaker or charity worker The practice of using deaconesses in the Church was very ancient; however, it gradually disappeared; A woman set apart for church work by a bishop; a female religious official, in some Christian churches, who is just below the rank of a priest; A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists; a woman deacon; A female deacon One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons; [church] A female deacon; aided with women of the faith This order did not last long; {i} female assistant to the minister of a church
deaconess-house: A house inhabited or operated by deaconesses, providing basic medical attention, care for the poor and sick etc
The first of the Conferences was held in 1861, just twenty-five years after the founding of the first deaconess house at Kaiserwerth.
deaconesses: plural of deaconess

deaconess

Hyphenation

dea·con·ess

dikınıs

/ˈdēkənəs/ /ˈdiːkənəs/

[ 'dE-k&-n&s ] (noun.) 15th century. deacon +‎ -ess

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