how to pronounce deaconess

/ˌdiː.kəˈnɛs/

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deaconess is pronounced in three syllables

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meanings of deaconess

noun:

A female deacon.
One of an order of women in some Protestant churches who nurse the sick and tend the poor.
The nun in charge of the altar in a convent.
A female servant in the early Christian church.

deaconess frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word deaconess occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics deaconess can be related to

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