diakonisa

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See also: diakonisą

Polish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin diāconissa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /dja.kɔˈɲi.sa/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -isa
  • Syllabification: dia‧ko‧ni‧sa

Noun[edit]

diakonisa f (male equivalent diakon)

  1. (Protestantism) deaconess (lay leader of a Protestant congregation)
  2. (Early Christianity) deaconess (designated minister of charity in the early Church)

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Further reading[edit]

  • diakonisa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • diakonisa in Polish dictionaries at PWN