diaconal
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He had quite a patriarchal air, a manner that might be termed diaconal, and a suave and insinuating voice.
From Masterman and Son by W. J. (William James) Dawson
In the sixth century it is enumerated among diaconal churches.
From Rome by Hope Malleson
But the great community with its common table, its diaconal services, its varied exercises, ceased from that time, and was never reformed upon its first model.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
The executive business of Christian Brethren is managed by deacons; but the diaconal stage has not yet been reached in Preston.
From Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston by Atticus
Sixtus II., drawn with the lineaments of Nicholas V., consecrates to the diaconal office St. Laurence, who reverently kneeling extends both hands to receive the sacramental cup.
From Fra Angelico by Leader Scott
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