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diaconates

diaconates is the plural of diaconate.

Meaning of diaconate

Noun

diaconate (plural diaconates)

  1. The rank of a deacon.
  2. Deacons considered as a group; a body or board of deacons.
  3. The period of office of a deacon.
    • “[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware, is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter VII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC

Questions about diaconates

What is diaconates the plural of?
Diaconates is the plural of diaconate.

Words near diaconates in the dictionary

  1. diacodiums
  2. diacoele
  3. diaconal
  4. diaconals
  5. diaconate
  6. diaconates
  7. diaconcentrate
  8. diaconcentrated
  9. diaconcentration
  10. diaconcentrations
  11. diaconcentrator

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