deaconess

n. 女执事, 牧师的女助手

发音

US /ˌdiːkəˈnɛs/
其它
UK /ˌdiːkəˈnɛs/

词形变化

deaconesses 复数 deaconesses

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The nun in charge of the altar in a convent.

  2. 2.

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

  3. 3.

    A non-clerical role for women in some churches.

    宗教
  4. 4.

    A female deacon.

    罕用 宗教
  5. 5.

    A female servant in the early Christian church.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

woman deacon

相关短语

deaconess-house

词源

Inherited from Middle English dekenesse; equivalent to deacon + -ess.

来源：wiktionary