Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The office or ministry of a deacon; deaconship.
- noun A body of deacons taken collectively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being a deacon; office of a deacon; deaconship.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or office of being a
deacon ;deaconship .
Etymologies
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deacon + -hood
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Examples
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The Mormon Church wouldn't admit African-Americans to deaconhood.
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Cardinal Manning, Cardinal Manning decided to postpone his ordination from the deaconhood into priesthood for one year, only so that he could go on and abuse other victims.
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