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holy orders

holy orders noun: the sacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or (in Catholicism and Orthodoxy) deacon, priest, or bishop.

Noun

holy orders pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The sacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or (in Catholicism and Orthodoxy) deacon, priest, or bishop.

Words formed from holy orders

Questions about holy orders

What does holy orders mean?
Holy orders means the sacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or (in Catholicism and Orthodoxy) deacon, priest, or bishop.
What part of speech is holy orders?
Holy orders is a noun.

Words near holy orders in the dictionary

  1. Holy Mother
  2. holy mother of based
  3. Holy Mother of God
  4. holy of holies
  5. Holy Office
  6. holy orders
  7. holy piss
  8. holy poke
  9. holy pokes
  10. Holy Prepuce
  11. Holy Prepuces

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