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diaconate

[dahy-ak-uh-nit, -nayt] / daɪˈæk ə nɪt, -ˌneɪt /




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LaBeouf‘s management did not respond immediately Friday to The Times’ request for comment about the actor’s alleged intentions to pursue the diaconate.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2024

The document noted that “most” of the continent-wide assemblies and “several” bishops conferences called for the diaconate question to be considered by the synod.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2023

Others, like Erwin Kräutler, Retired Bishop of Xingu Brazil, who helped draft the working document of the synod, have gone further, openly advocating for a female diaconate.

From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2019

I was right, and now that that time is up, the diaconate represents an opening.

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 22, 2018

It was during his diaconate that I, then a freshman, made his acquaintance.

From Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences by George William Erskine Russell


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