Definition of Diaconate. Meaning of Diaconate. Synonyms of Diaconate

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Definition of Diaconate

Diaconate
Diaconate Di*ac"o*nate, n. [L. diaconatus: cf. F. diaconat.] The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.
Diaconate
Diaconate Di*ac"o*nate, a. Governed by deacons. ``Diaconate church.' --T. Goodwin.

Meaning of Diaconate from wikipedia

- A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally ****ociated with service of some kind, but which varies among...
- The first Study Commission on the Women's Diaconate was established in August 2016 by Pope Francis to review the theology and history of the ministry...
- which uses the term to designate those who are s****ing ordination to the diaconate or priesthood. In this respect, postulancy is generally considered the...
- by bishops and who work in local dioceses or religious orders; and the diaconate, composed of deacons who ****ist bishops and priests in a variety of ministerial...
- John Chrysostom (/ˈkrɪsəstəm, krɪˈsɒstəm/; Gr****: Ἰωάννης ὁ Χρυσόστομος, Latin: Ioannes Chrysostomus; c. 347 – 14 September 407 AD) was an important Early...
- Vatican Council. Now, the clerical state is tied to reception of the diaconate. Minor Orders are still given in the Eastern Catholic Churches, and those...
- Western European churches. There is evidence to support the idea that the diaconate including women in the Byzantine Church of the early and middle Byzantine...
- fullness of orders, and therefore the fullness of both priesthood and diaconate, are as a body (the College of Bishops) considered the successors of the...
- Cesare Borgia (13 September 1475 – 12 March 1507) was a Roman Catholic deacon—cardinal and later an Italian condottiero (mercenary). He was the illegitimate...
- Eastern Orthodox subdeacon being ordained to the diaconate. The bishop has placed his omophorion and right hand on the head of the candidate and is reading...