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Ancillee Dei

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

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(Lat. handmaidens of God), a name sometimes given to deaconesses (q.v.) in the early Church, and also to nuns (q.v.) at a later period.

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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Ancillee Dei'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​a/ancillee-dei.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
 
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