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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Diaconate

/dī-ăk'-ən-ət/ · Di·ac·o·nate · IPA /daɪˈækənət/
01 n. The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.
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    The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of deacons.
02 a. Governed by deacons.
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    Governed by deacons.