deaconess
deaconess · deaconesses
A non-clerical role for women in some churchesA non-clerical role for women in some churches.
/ˌdiːkəˈnɛs/
Значение
значений: 5A non-clerical role for women in some churches.
(редкое)A female deacon.
Diakonin, Diakonisse, Diakonissin
a woman deacon
A female servant in the early Christian church.
The nun in charge of the altar in a convent.
One of an order of women in some Protestant churches who nurse the sick and tend the poor.
Переводы
языков: 5Deutsch
female deacon:
Происхождение
Inherited from Middle English dekenesse; equivalent to deacon + -ess.Inherited from Middle English dekenesse; equivalent to deacon + -ess.
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Формы
мн. число: deaconesses| Ед. число | deaconess |
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