deaconesses

Definition of deaconessesnext
plural of deaconess

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • Thirty-two deacons from around the world were being ordained that day.
    Kristine Tran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • His remarks come after reports that priests and pastoral workers have been unable to bring communion to those detained.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Often affiliated with the state and temples, these people were typically royalty, high-level bureaucrats and priests.
    Serdar Yalçin, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Smith belongs to a generation of preachers who first came to prominence in the aughts.
    Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The Australian Federal Police are also looking into alleged hate preachers as part of their investigation and will execute further search warrants in the coming days, police commissioner Krissy Barrett said on Thursday.
    Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • While Harvard did not confirm that Davis was removed for the inflammatory posts, Fox News Digital obtained the text from an email sent by the faculty deans of Dunster House confirming Davis' removal.
    Peter D'Abrosca , Rachel del Guidice, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Both attended Hosch's last class of the semester on Thursday, where deans, attorneys, his law partner, Kate Morris, and his students gathered for the class.
    Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 20 Nov. 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 8 Jan. 2026.

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