diaconate

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

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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

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That system was adopted probably about the middle of the 3rd century, but in Rome the diaconate probably remained centralized.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8|Various
The diaconate, the presbyter, priest or elder, and the επισκοπος or bishop.
Mysticism and its Results|John Delafield
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
Leontius intended his diaconate to be a means of propagating Arianism.
The Lives of the Saints, Volume III (of 16): March|Sabine Baring-Gould

So early do well-taught Yankee children develop one qualification for the diaconate.
A Rambler's lease|Bradford Torrey

British Dictionary definitions for diaconate

diaconate

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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