What is another word for deaconess?

Pronunciation: [dˈiːkə͡ʊnəs] (IPA)

A Deaconess is a woman who conducts religious ceremonies, assists ministers or priests and helps with various church activities. However, there are several other synonyms for the word deaconess such as Sister, Reverend Mother, Mother, and Nun. Sister refers to catholic nuns who dedicate their lives to god, Reverend Mother is a title given to the head of a female religious organization, Mother refers to a female head of an abby, convent, or monastery, and Nun refers to any woman who has taken vows to join a religious group and dedicate their life to prayer, meditation, or service to others. Each of these terms may vary in their context, but all have religious connotations and similar roles to that of a deaconess.

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What are the hypernyms for Deaconess?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the hyponyms for Deaconess?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

Usage examples for Deaconess

It was not essential that a woman appointed to the office of a deaconess should be free to devote her whole time to the service of the Church.
"Women of Early Christianity Woman: In all ages and in all countries, Vol. 3 (of 10)"
Alfred Brittain Mitchell Carroll
So thoroughly did she control her weak but fond husband that Pulcheria withdrew from the palace to the retirement of her villa at Hebdomon, and it has even been asserted that Theodosius, at the request of his wife, meditated making his sister take orders as a deaconess, so that she would have to relinquish her secular power.
"Women of Early Christianity Woman: In all ages and in all countries, Vol. 3 (of 10)"
Alfred Brittain Mitchell Carroll
Rosamund's air of a deaconess made the cigarette extremely remarkable.
"The Lion's Share"
E. Arnold Bennett

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