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 Dawson, W. J. (William James)

In the sixth century it is enumerated among diaconal churches.

From Rome by Malleson, Hope

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

The widows were soon entrusted with diaconal tasks connected with the worship, and received a corresponding respect.

From History of Dogma, Volume 1 (of 7) by Buchanan, Neil

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 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)