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Deaconess
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(1):
(n.) One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons.
(2):
(n.) A woman set apart for church work by a bishop.
(3):
(n.) A female deacon
(4):
(n.) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deaconess'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/deaconess.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Deaconess'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/deaconess.html. 1828.