deaconesses

plural of deaconess

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for deaconesses
Noun
  • Thirty-two deacons from around the world were being ordained that day.
    Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The diocese, meanwhile, continues to see high-profile abuse cases involving priests.
    Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
  • O'Connor's Jud and Brolin's dueling priests are in the mix, but there are also a host of Wicks devotees.
    Esther Zuckerman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wesley is the eighth pastor in the church's more than 200-year history, and represents the fifth generation of Baptist preachers, according to information on the Alfred Street Baptist Church website.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • One recent Sunday evening, about 200 filled a Cincinnati church where preachers from several faith backgrounds urged them to demand his freedom.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The university’s central office and the deans’ offices are working to eliminate administration positions, officials added.
    Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • By visiting with the sick and shut-in, helping the bereaved, ministering to the incarcerated, always being willing to open the doors of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church to more people, teaching theology to other pastors and more, Thornhill was a pastor.
    Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Deaconesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deaconesses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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