Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deaconesses
Noun
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When the bishop responds or the 30 days come to an end — whichever happens first — parishioners then have 15 days to file an appeal with the Dicastery for the Clergy, which oversees matters relating to priests and deacons of the Diocesan clergy.—
Anna Ortiz,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026 -
At the 1978 Lambeth Conference, Nigerian leadership opposed the recommendation to allow the ordination of women as deacons and priests, though the proposal sparked debate within the church.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The idea of Notre Dame football as an apex predator in the new world of college football talent acquisition might feel odd considering priests often take a vow of poverty.—
Pete Sampson,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
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His center has specialized in offering spiritual healing for priests troubled by various difficulties.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Revivalist preachers followed them.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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Before God, Puritan preachers taught, all human callings, all useful work, is equal.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Lloyd was born in Berkeley and raised in Lafayette by his parents, Lester Lloyd, one of the deans of the San Francisco printing industry, and Mildred Lloyd, a librarian at Stanley Middle School.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
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Possibly this was the case at élite law schools in the nineteen-nineties, where even the most obdurate deans could not afford to ignore their militant students indefinitely.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Noun
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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 Jun. 2026.
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