A female is sometimes called a deaconess.
The noun deacon is also used as a common gender noun for both a male or female.
The plural form of the noun deacon is deacons.The plural possessive form is deacons'.Example: The deacons' meeting is scheduled for this evening.
Any Deacon in the Catholic Church can be married when he becomes a Deacon. But if he is not married when he becomes a Deacon he cannot get married. Also if a married Deacon's wife should die he cannot get remarried so a transitional deacon may be married if not married when he becomes a deacon he would be a permanent deacon.
The abstract noun form of the concrete noun 'priest' is priesthood.
St. Francis of Assisi was a friar, not a deacon. He founded the Franciscan order, which emphasized poverty, humility, and simplicity in devotion to God.
A deacon wears a stole over the left shoulder to distinguish their role from that of a priest, who wears it around the neck. This manner of wearing the stole reflects the deacon's role as a servant, and symbolizes their readiness to serve others.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun for a female who assists a minister is deaconess.The noun for a male who assists a minister is deacon.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.The noun 'auntie' (or aunt) is a gender specific noun for a female.The corresponding gender specific noun for a male relative is uncle.The noun 'widow' is a gender specific noun for a female whose husband has died.The corresponding gender specific noun for a male whose wife has died is widower.The noun 'deaconess' is a gender specific noun for a clergywoman.The corresponding gender specific noun for a clergyman is deacon.
Deaconess.
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female, such as male and female.The gender specific noun for a male member of the clergy is deacon.The gender specific noun for a female member of the clergy is deaconess.
A seldom used gender specific noun for a female is 'prophetess'.
The noun postmistress is a gender specific noun for a female. The noun postmaster is a gender specific noun for a male.
There is no opposite gender for the noun 'misdeed'. The noun misdeed is a neuter noun, a word with no gender.
The noun 'duke' is a gender specific noun for a male.The corresponding gender specific noun for a female is duchess.Duchess
The plural noun 'priests' is a gender noun for males; the plural gender noun for females is priestesses.
The gender specific noun for a male is count.The corresponding gender specific noun for a female is countess.The gender specific noun for a male is earl.There is no corresponding gender specific noun for a female.
There is no opposite gender noun for the noun delegate.The noun 'delegate' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.
The noun 'patroness' is a gender specific noun for a female.There is no gender specific noun for a male.The noun patron is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.