Dorcas may refer to:
- The biblical name Dorcas and the biblical character by this name
- The dorcas gazelle, a species of small antelope
- A shepherdess in William Shakespeare's play The Winter's Tale
- Dorcas Lane the postmistress in Lark Rise to Candleford.
- A character in Toni Morrison's novel Jazz
- The maid in the Poirot mystery The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- A wraith who allegedly haunts the Polbreen Mine, in Cornwall
- A character in Gene Wolfe's science-fantasy novel The Book of the New Sun
- A character in Robert Heinlein's science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land
- A character in the Game Boy Advance turn-based strategy game Fire Emblem
- A character Terry Pratchett's '"The Bromeliad"' children's story series
- Lemuel Dorcas, a Marvel Comics supervillain also known as Doctor Dorcas
- A Christian relief and development organization Dorcas Aid Intl.
- Dorcas Society, a Christian charity dedicated to providing clothing to the needy.
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