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View synonyms for diaconate
diaconate
[ dahy-ak-uh-nit, -neyt ]
noun
- the office or dignity of a deacon.
- a body of deacons.
diaconate
/ daɪˈækənɪt; -ˌneɪt /
noun
- the office, sacramental status, or period of office of a deacon
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diaconate1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of diaconate1
C17: from Late Latin diāconātus; see deacon
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Example Sentences
Hence the revival of the female diaconate in its multiplication of sisterhoods.
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It might well be made a text-book for candidates for the diaconate, or at least in theological colleges.
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He had been deposed from the diaconate and from the priesthood for his immoral and lewd life.
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The bishop had admitted him to the diaconate in Sydney, and now at Paihia ordained him to the priesthood.
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It was then but very seldom that a man chosen to the diaconate abandoned it for a higher function.
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