deaconess

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English - Turkish
{i} kadın papaz yardımcısı
{i} kadın diyakoz
bayan diyakoz
{i} kilisenin hayır işleriyle görevlendirdiği kadın
English - English
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

    Turkish pronunciation

    dikınıs

    Pronunciation

    /ˈdēkənəs/ /ˈdiːkənəs/

    Etymology

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