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Meaning of "deaconess" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF DEACONESS

ˈdiːkənɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEACONESS

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deaconess is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEACONESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Deaconess

Deaconess is a non-clerical order developed in modern times in some Protestant denominations which sees to the care of women in the community. The term is also applied to women in the early church who were ordained to the order of deacon. That word comes from a Greek word diakonos, whence deacon, which means a servant or helper and occurs frequently in the Christian New Testament of the Bible. Deaconesses trace their roots from the time of Jesus Christ through the 13th century. Deaconesses existed from the early through the middle Byzantine periods in Constantinople and Jerusalem; the office may also have existed in Western European churches. The female diaconate in the Byzantine Church of the early and middle Byzantine periods was recognized as one of the major orders of clergy. A modern resurgence of the office began in Germany in the 1840s and spread through Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Britain and the United States. Lutherans were especially active.

Definition of deaconess in the English dictionary

The definition of deaconess in the dictionary is a female member of the laity with duties similar to those of a deacon.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEACONESS

awareness · baroness · bitterness · cleverness · dearness · drunkenness · eagerness · fairness · governess · lioness · otherness · self-awareness · sickerness · sourness · tenderness · thoroughness · togetherness · unawareness · unfairness · wilderness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEACONESS

deacidification · deacidify · deacon · deaconhood · deaconries · deaconry · deaconship · deactivate · deactivation · deactivator · dead · dead account · dead arm · dead as a doornail · dead ball · dead beat · dead centre · dead data · dead duck · dead end

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEACONESS

business · canoness · championess · darkness · demoness · do the business · dragoness · effectiveness · fitness · happiness · illness · in the wilderness · marchioness · patroness · pythoness · sextoness · thickness · tiredness · twoness · wellness

Synonyms and antonyms of deaconess in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deaconess» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEACONESS

Find out the translation of deaconess to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of deaconess from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deaconess» in English.
zh

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女执事
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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diaconisa
570 millions of speakers
en

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deaconess
510 millions of speakers
hi

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Deaconess
380 millions of speakers
ar

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شماسة
280 millions of speakers
ru

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попадья
278 millions of speakers
pt

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diaconisa
270 millions of speakers
bn

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স্ত্রী পুরোহিত
260 millions of speakers
fr

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diaconesse
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Deakoni
190 millions of speakers
de

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Diakonissin
180 millions of speakers
ja

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執事
130 millions of speakers
ko

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집사
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Deaconess
85 millions of speakers
vi

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nư trợ giáo
80 millions of speakers
ta

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உதவிக்காரர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

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Deaconess
75 millions of speakers
tr

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kadın papaz yardımcısı
70 millions of speakers
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diaconessa
65 millions of speakers
pl

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deaconess
50 millions of speakers
uk

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попадя
40 millions of speakers
ro

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diaconiță
30 millions of speakers
el

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διακόνισσα
15 millions of speakers
af

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diakones
14 millions of speakers
sv

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Deaconess
10 millions of speakers
no

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diakoni
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deaconess

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEACONESS»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEACONESS»

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Poems from a Deaconess Heart
Kimberley Ann Newton was born April 12, 1961at Los Campanas Hospital in Compton Ca. to Kenneth Welch and Roberta J. Hall. After graduating High School, Kimberly Ann Newton was in a horrible car accident with one of her school mates.
Kimberly Ann Newton, 2012
2
The Work of the Deacon and Deaconess
Covers the origin of the diaconate, qualifications, organization, ordinances, worship, the unchurched, training, and more.
Harold Nichols, 1964
3
In the Footsteps of Phoebe a Complete History of the ...
This book presents a rich and insightful look at the deaconess vocation and its blessing to the LCMS.
Cheryl D. Naumann, 2009
4
Responding to Secularization: The Deaconess Movement in ...
Focusing on the female diaconate’s contributions to education, health care, and poor relief in nineteenth-century Sweden, this book challenges long-standing secularization theories by arguing that modernization created new possibilities ...
Todd H. Green, 2011
5
Women Deacons and Deaconesses: 400 Years of Baptist Service
Besides taking part in the regular duties of the office, there are some services which they can render better than men."17 Judson Press issued an influential book in 1964, The Work of the Deacon and Deaconess, by Harold Nichols.
Charles W. Deweese, 2005
6
Encyclopedia of Women and Religion in North America: Native ...
me-century aumor and advocate or the female deacon- ate, by 1903, of the more than 2,000 young women who had received training there, 700 had gone into deaconess work, 160 into foreign mission service, and 150 into home mission work ...
Rosemary Skinner Keller, Rosemary Radford Ruether, Marie Cantlon, 2006
7
The Methodist Year-book
Beth-El Hospital Sibley Memorial Hospital Brewster Hospital Gooding Deaconess Hospital Holden Hospital Wesley Memorial Hospital Memorial Methodist Hospital Methodist Hospital of Central Illinois Hope Methodist Hospital Methodist ...
William Harrison De Puy, 1834
8
American Women in Mission: A Social History of Their Thought ...
separate deaconess home, where women who wished to could live in community without salary and serve the poor. In 1886, pioneer missionary of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society Isabella Thoburn returned home on furlough.
Dana Lee Robert, 1996
9
Joy, the Deaconess
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Elizabeth E Holding, 2012
10
The Deaconess: Walking in the Newness of Life
The Deaconess (required reading by many Baptist churches) sets forth the Christian origin; spells out the qualifications of the deaconess; shows an outstanding undebatable, undeniable work of research and scholarship and demonstrates the ...
Maurice Riley, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEACONESS»

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Biz Briefs: Commerce Insurance Group; MeJo CFO; Deaconess VNA …
Commerce Insurance Group LLC acquired People's Insurance Services from Peoples Trust & Savings Bank effective June 1. Bob Fitzsimmons ... «Evansville Courier & Press, Jul 15»
2
HealthSouth Deaconess Announcing National Recognition and Bed …
Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., HealthSouth Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital is holding a press conference to announce they were ranked in the ... «Tristatehomepage.com, Jul 15»
3
Deacons and Deaconess Ministry 57th Anniversary
Pastor Lawrence F. Baker Sr., Mother Arleen Gibbons, while Mother Elizabeth Fields looks on On June 19, 2015, the Deacons and Deaconess ... «Savannah Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Police identify suspect in Tuesday's First Avenue crash
Both Williams and Leraris were taken to Deaconess Hospital for treatment of injuries, according to the crash report. A passenger in the car ... «Evansville Courier & Press, Jul 15»
5
Two people rescued in separate backcountry searches
She was taken to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital. In a separate incident, around 9:50 p.m., a 45-year-old man called for help after getting lost ... «The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Illinois woman accused of stabbing son after argument over phone
He was taken to Deaconess Hospital in Evansville for treatment of a stab wound to his side. According to statements to police, Hays and his ... «Evansville Courier & Press, Jul 15»
7
Odon Woman Injured In Crash
... owned by Joseph Graber. Stoll, who suffered a broken leg, was taken to Daviess Community Hospital and later to Deaconess in Evansville. «WBIW.com, Jul 15»
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UNITED WAY OF GREATER PLYMOUTH COUNTY: BID-Plymouth …
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth is a recipient of the 2015 Common Good Award on behalf of the United Way of Greater Plymouth ... «Wicked Local Kingston, Jul 15»
9
Elsie Steingas
... Adventist Church, served as a teacher in children's Sabbath School classes and as a deaconess, and was active in other church activities. «The Missoulian, Jul 15»
10
Medicines360 Names Jessica Grossman as CEO
She also has performed research at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, one of the teaching hospitals of Harvard Medical School. «PharmiWeb.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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