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What does Dorcas mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word Dorcas? Here's what it means.

Proper noun
  1. A woman who is said, in the Bible, to have been restored to life by Peter.
  2. A female given name of biblical origin.
  3. (now historical) Used attributively of a ladies' association within the church in order to make and distribute clothes for the poor.
Name
  1. A female given name of Greek origin.
    1. (meaning, history) A gazelle, a doe. Also see Tabitha.
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Dorcas Jane, who was eleven and a half and not at all imaginative, eyed him suspiciously.
The skin was like a rose, a fainter, pinker rose than Dorcas had ever seen.
Dorcas went to her bedroom, touching the walls, on the way, with her groping hands.
There were times when Dorcas Jane's frank disbelief was a great comfort to him.
A hospital consultant carried out a scan which revealed a large growth which Dorcas needs a hysterectomy to remove.
Dorcas had no dreams so happy that such an avalanche could not sweep them aside.

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