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deaconly

adj

Etymology

From deacon + -ly.

  1. derived from διᾱ́κονος — “servant, minister”
  2. derived from diāconus
  3. inherited from diacon
  4. inherited from deken
  5. suffixed as deaconly — “deacon + ly”

Definitions

  1. Resembling or befitting a deacon.

    • As one who would not be balked in his determination to spend Sunday in deaconly pursuits, he had set off along the walk.

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No curated loop yet for deaconly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA