Definition of Deaconess. Meaning of Deaconess. Synonyms of Deaconess

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Definition of Deaconess

Deaconess
Deaconess Dea"con*ess, n. (Eccl.) A female deacon; as: (a) (Primitive Ch.) One of an order of women whose duties resembled those of deacons. (b) (Ch. of Eng. and Prot. Epis. Ch.) A woman set apart for church work by a bishop. (c) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the Congregationalists.

Meaning of Deaconess from wikipedia

- account of the heathen, but you may send a deaconess ... Also in many other matters the office of a deaconess is required." The bishop should look on the...
- and New England Deaconess Hospital (founded in 1896 by Methodist deaconesses). Among independent teaching hospitals, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...
- Deaconess Hospital may refer to one of the following: Arizona Deaconess Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona Deaconess Hospital, South Side, Edinburgh Deaconess...
- Deaconess Hospital was the name of several hospitals in St. Louis, Missouri. The Deaconess tradition began in 19th-century Europe when Theodor Fliedner...
- overall health system. In February Deaconess announced that Memorial Hospital was to be an affiliate of Deaconess. Deaconess started to utilize a new artificial...
- predecessor, Deaconess School of Nursing; its related organization, Deaconess Central Hospital; and the Deaconess tradition of service. The Deaconess tradition...
- MultiCare Deaconess Hospital—more commonly known as Deaconess Hospital and formerly known as Deaconess Medical Center—is a 388-bed non-profit general medical...
- Medical Center - North Portland Archived - Deaconess Official Archived - Free Methodist Church - Deaconess Affiliates with Triad Hospitals, Inc. v t e...
- Deaconess Gateway Hospital, The Women's Hospital, and The Heart Hospital are all part of the Deaconess Gateway Campus of the Deaconess Health System Located...
- Susanna the Deaconess (Ancient Gr****: Σωσάννα ἡ διακόνισσα) is a deaconess, cross-dressing saint and martyr who supposedly lived in Palestine in the 4th...