DEACONESSES Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

deaconesses

noun

plural of deaconess

as in priestesses

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Noun

These female bishops, in turn, ordained more women as deacons, priests and bishops.

— Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Corle, 59, is one of the church deacons and works at nearby Eielson Air Force Base.

— Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of deacons

Noun

In an email sent to priests of the archdiocese on Saturday afternoon and shared with NPR, Archbishop Ronald Hicks also said the deal had not yet been signed but that an agreement had been reached with plaintiffs and their attorneys.

— Chandelis Duster, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
The Georgetown initiative focuses on descendants of slaves sold by Georgetown's Jesuit priests to slaveholders in Louisiana.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of priests

Noun

In the halcyon days of the televangelists, when Jim Bakker stood shoulder to shoulder with fire and brimstone preachers such as Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and Jimmy Swaggart, the collection plate always seemed bottomless.

— Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
People of faith often embraced his work, and preachers sometimes cited it in sermons.

— Courier Journal staff, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of preachers

Noun

On Friday, deans and faculty in academic regalia processed into Alumni Park, where the Trojan Marching Band accompanied the national anthem as temperatures climbed toward the 90s during the nearly two-hour ceremony.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The university says that Glover, in his position as executive advisor, will work with the gamut of university leadership, including the president, provost and college deans.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of deans

Noun

Churchgoers mourn beloved pastors People passing by the Pentecostal City Mission Church were overcome with emotion Friday after learning the horrific details of the crash that killed their beloved bishop and assistant pastor.

— Mark Prussin, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
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

Definition of pastors

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