deaconess
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++dea·con·ess /ˌdiːkəˈnes $ ˈdiːkənəs/ noun [countable] RRCRRCa female religious official, in some Christian churches, who is just below the rank of a priest 女执事，女会吏〔某些基督教教会的神职人员，地位仅低于牧师、神父等〕
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deaconess• Later while training as a deaconess in London she saw his funeral in 1912.• Because my grandmother was active in the church and had been a deaconess, she knew a lot of people.• An elderly deaconess who refused to denounce her faith during a riot against Christians.• So she calmly sat down with deaconess Pat Phillips to plan the funeral.dea·con·ess nounChineseSyllable
a female some Christian who in Corpus churches, official, religious
deaconess
dea‧con‧ess /ˌdiːkəˈnes $ ˈdiːkənəs/
noun [countable]
a female religious official, in some Christian churches, who is just below the rank of a priest
dea‧con‧ess /ˌdiːkəˈnes $ ˈdiːkənəs/
noun [countable]a female religious official, in some Christian churches, who is just below the rank of a priest