English Dictionary

deaconess

/ˌdiːkəˈnes/

noun

A female deacon (Anglican). / A female servant in the early Christian church. / The nun in charge of the altar in a convent.

She was ordained as a deaconess in the Anglican Church.

意味（1）

A female deacon (Anglican).

意味（2）

A female servant in the early Christian church.

意味（3）

The nun in charge of the altar in a convent.

意味（4）

One of an order of women in some Protestant churches who nurse the sick and tend the poor.