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Meaning of 'deaconess' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deaconess [ n.]
- A female deacon
- One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons.
- A woman set apart for church work by a bishop.
- A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.

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