diaconessa
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thumb|Elizabeth Ferard|Elizabeth Catherine Ferard, first ordained deaconess of the Church of England A deaconess is a member of a ministry for women in some Christian churches to provide pastoral care, especially for other women, and who may carry a liturgical role. The word comes from the Greek (), for "deacon", which means a servant or helper and occurs frequently in the Christian New Testament of the Bible.
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- female form of label
- diakonė
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Article · Italiano
In diverse Chiese cristiane, la diaconessa è (o, in alcuni casi, era) una donna incaricata della cura dei malati e dei poveri, oltre che di taluni uffici liturgici. La parola è di origine greca: è il femminile di diacono (greco διακονος, diakonos), che significa "servitore".
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