diaconate

[ dahy-ak-uh-nit, -neyt ]

/ daɪˈæk ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /

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noun

the office or dignity of a deacon.

a body of deacons.

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Origin of diaconate

From the Late Latin word diāconātus, dating back to 1720–30. See deacon, -ate³

Words nearby diaconate

diachrony, diachylon, diacid, diacidic, diaconal, diaconate, diaconicon, diacope, diacritic, diacritical, diactinic

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How to use diaconate in a sentence

Yet he simultaneously distinguished these lay ministerial roles from the “ordained” ministries of the priesthood and diaconate, which remain male-only.
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Hence the revival of the female diaconate in its multiplication of sisterhoods.
Sermons|J. B. Lightfoot
It might well be made a text-book for candidates for the diaconate, or at least in theological colleges.
Thoughts on Religion|George John Romanes
He had been deposed from the diaconate and from the priesthood for his immoral and lewd life.
The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12)|Robert G. Ingersoll

The bishop had admitted him to the diaconate in Sydney, and now at Paihia ordained him to the priesthood.
A History of the English Church in New Zealand|Henry Thomas Purchas
It was then but very seldom that a man chosen to the diaconate abandoned it for a higher function.
The Expositor's Bible: The Acts of the Apostles, Vol. 1|G. T. Stokes

British Dictionary definitions for diaconate

diaconate

/ (daɪˈækənɪt, -ˌneɪt) /

noun

the office, sacramental status, or period of office of a deacon

Word Origin for diaconate

C17: from Late Latin diāconātus; see deacon

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