"Dorcas" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdɔːkəs/ [UK], /ˈdɔɹkəs/ [US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás, “gazelle”), translation of Tabitha in the Bible. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δορκάς||gazelle}} Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás, “gazelle”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Dorcas
  1. A woman who is said, in the Bible, to have been restored to life by Peter. Categories (topical): Biblical characters Translations (biblical woman): Δορκάς (Dorkás) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), Dorques [feminine] (Catalan), Dorkas (Finnish), Doreka (Hawaiian), Dorkas (Norwegian), Dorcas [feminine] (Portuguese), Dorkas (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Dorcas-en-name-jVjmcnz5 Disambiguation of Biblical characters: 65 21 10 1 3 Disambiguation of 'biblical woman': 58 36 6
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek of biblical origin. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Individuals Translations (female given name): Koleka (Hawaiian), Dorcas [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Dorcas-en-name-IXv6U17x Disambiguation of Individuals: 24 56 11 2 7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hawaiian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 38 21 3 15 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 22 46 17 4 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 50 16 3 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 12 37 13 1 10 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 33 18 1 14 6 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 4 92 2 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 20 62 11 1 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 65 10 1 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hawaiian translations: 19 63 12 1 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 18 65 10 1 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 60 10 1 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 18 64 11 1 6 Disambiguation of 'female given name': 3 97 1
  3. (Christianity, historical) Used attributively of a ladies' association within the church in order to make and distribute clothes for the poor. Tags: attributive, form-of, historical Form of: a ladies' association within the church in order to make and distribute clothes for the poor Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-Dorcas-en-name-Zlq67OU6 Topics: Christianity

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɔːkəs/ [UK], /ˈdɔɹkəs/ [US] Forms: Dorcasses [plural], Dorcases [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás, “gazelle”), translation of Tabitha in the Bible. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δορκάς||gazelle}} Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás, “gazelle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|Dorcasses|+}} Dorcas (plural Dorcasses or Dorcases)
  1. A member of a Dorcas association.
    Sense id: en-Dorcas-en-noun-ZqROqUFx

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɔːkəs/ [UK], /ˈdɔɹkəs/ [US] Forms: Dorcasses [present, singular, third-person], Dorcases [present, singular, third-person], Dorcassing [participle, present], Dorcasing [participle, present], Dorcassed [participle, past], Dorcassed [past], Dorcased [participle, past], Dorcased [past]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás, “gazelle”), translation of Tabitha in the Bible. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|δορκάς||gazelle}} Ancient Greek δορκάς (dorkás, “gazelle”) Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=+|pres_3sg2=+|pres_ptc2=+}} Dorcas (third-person singular simple present Dorcasses or Dorcases, present participle Dorcassing or Dorcasing, simple past and past participle Dorcassed or Dorcased)
  1. To do the work of a Dorcas; to make and distribute clothes to the poor. Derived forms: dorcastry
    Sense id: en-Dorcas-en-verb-zFP0P7Fk

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          "church#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "make",
          "make#Verb"
        ],
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          "distribute",
          "distribute#English"
        ],
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          "clothes",
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          "poor",
          "poor#English"
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        "(Christianity, historical) Used attributively of a ladies' association within the church in order to make and distribute clothes for the poor."
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɔːkəs/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɔɹkəs/",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "biblical woman",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "Dorques"
    },
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      "sense": "biblical woman",
      "word": "Dorkas"
    },
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      "roman": "Dorkás",
      "sense": "biblical woman",
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      ],
      "word": "Δορκάς"
    },
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      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "biblical woman",
      "word": "Doreka"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "biblical woman",
      "word": "Dorkas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "biblical woman",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Dorcas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "biblical woman",
      "word": "Dorkas"
    },
    {
      "code": "haw",
      "lang": "Hawaiian",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "word": "Koleka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "female given name",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Dorcas"
    }
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  ],
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}

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          "ref": "1654, William Jenkyn, A shock of corn coming in in its season, page 13:",
          "text": "Secondly, When a person not only hath grace, but also is beneficial, usefull, doth much good in his time, is diffusive of holinesse, full of good works, serves his generation, and hath done his work before he fals asleep, hath his Dorcasses coats to be seen after his death; it is only our doing good that makes us called good;",
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          "ref": "1863, Caroline Matilda Kirkland, A Few Words in Behalf of the Loyal Women of the United States, page 2:",
          "text": "I have beheld, O Dorcasses! with admiration and gratitude , the coats and garments, the lint and bandages which you have made.",
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          "ref": "1870, Samuel Cowdy, Christianity re-examined: help and hope for truth seekers, page 65:",
          "text": "yea, of women, not a few, who following in the train of those who “ministered to Christ,” were good Dorcasses, and “succourers of many.\"",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1940, John Pintard, Dorothy C. Barck, Letters from John Pintard to His Daughter, Eliza Noel, page 196:",
          "text": "I fear least thro the medium of the papers he shᵈ hear of it before the Dorcasses of his congregation shall receive the certificate to present in due form, in this case be pleased to apologize to the ladies for my indiscretion.",
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        }
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        "A member of a Dorcas association."
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      "word": "dorcastry"
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          "ref": "1912, Rupert Hughes, Mrs. Budlong's Christmas Presents, page 59:",
          "text": "They had been pouring tea and passing wafers when they should have been Dorcassing at their Christmas tasks.",
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        },
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          "ref": "1913, H. J. A. Hervey, The European in India, page 84:",
          "text": "It was by good works of this kind — not by doles , “Dorcassing,” and such-like — that Ossett gained and deserved the title of a “Charitable Man.”",
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          "ref": "1928, Lawrence Pilkington, The Chimneys of Tattleton: A Story of Old Lancashire, page 41:",
          "text": "Peter and Paul knew what they were about when they kept the women Dorcassing and such like.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdɔɹkəs/",
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