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take holy orders

take holy orders verb: to become ordained within the Christian church.

Verb

take holy orders (third-person singular simple present takes holy orders, present participle taking holy orders, simple past took holy orders, past participle taken holy orders)

  1. To become ordained within the Christian church.

Forms of take holy orders

third-person singular presenttakes holy orders
present participletaking holy orders
pasttook holy orders
past participletaken holy orders

Questions about take holy orders

What does take holy orders mean?
Take holy orders means to become ordained within the Christian church.
What part of speech is take holy orders?
Take holy orders is a verb.
What is the past tense of take holy orders?
The past tense of take holy orders is took holy orders.

Words near take holy orders in the dictionary

  1. take great pains
  2. take guard
  3. take heart
  4. take heed
  5. take hold
  6. take holy orders
  7. take home
  8. take horse
  9. take hostage
  10. take huff
  11. take ill

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