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Dorcas

American  
[dawr-kuhs] / ˈdɔr kəs /

noun

  1. a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for people in need. Acts 9:36–41.


Dorcas British  
/ ˈdɔːkəs /

noun

  1. a charitable woman of Joppa (Acts 9:36–42)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"If Ebola comes, we'll be wiped out as we're packed like sardines," Dorcas Mapenzi said at the Kingonze camp on the outskirts of Bunia, the provincial capital.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“There are good things that happen when the water table is raised,” said Dorcas Benard, an environmental and biosystems engineer.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2024

Dorcas Reilly, who was one of the first full-time members of Campbell’s home economics department, took the challenge in stride.

From Salon • Nov. 12, 2023

When 14-year-old Dorcas Cherop's family was told she needed to undergo at least a year's treatment in Uganda for bladder cancer - her future looked bleak.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2023

That lean beanpole—for Miss Lavinia was lean in comparison to Madge and Dorcas, who had always been held up to Johnny as the end-all of feminine beauty.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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