A woman deacon WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

The ministry of a deaconess is a usually non-ordained ministry for women in some Protestant, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern Orthodox churches to provide pastoral care, especially for other women, and which may carry a limited liturgical role. Wikipedia

professional church-workers, trained to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ through works of mercy, spiritual care, and teaching the Christian faith Wikidata

One of an order of women in some Protestant churches who nurse the sick and tend the poor. Wiktionary