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− | :''This is an article about the wife of a deacon. If you are looking for a female in clerical orders, see [[Deaconess]].
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− | '''''Diakonissa''''' is a Greek title of honor that is used to refer to a [[deacon|deacon's]] wife. It is derived from ''diakonos''—the Greek word for ''deacon'' (literally, "server"). There does not currently seem to be any standard English equivalent, so most English-speaking Orthodox Christians will use the title most common in the old country churches from which their local family or parish finds its origin.
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− | ''Diakonissa'' was also the term used in the ancient Church for the order of [[deaconess]], a non-[[clergy|clerical]] order which saw to the care of women in the community.
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− | ==Other languages==
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− | In Arabic, a deacon's wife is called ''Shamassy'' (derived from ''Shamas'', Arabic for "deacon"). Romanian uses a derivative from the Greek term, ''Diaconiţă'', as does Serbian, ''Djakonitsa'' (pronounced ''jack-on-eet'-sa''). Other Slavic traditions generally use the same word for a deacon's wife that is used for a [[presbytera|priest's wife]]: ''Matushka'' (Russian), ''Panimatushka'' (Ukrainian), etc.
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− | ==See also==
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− | *[[Presbytera]]
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− | *[[Ordination of Women]]
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− | ==External link==
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− | *[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/clergy_etiquette.aspx Clergy Etiquette]
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− | [[Category:Church Life]]
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