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third orders

third orders is the plural of third order.

Meaning of third order

Noun

third order (plural third orders)

  1. Lay members of Christian religious orders, who do not necessarily live in a religious community such as a monastery or a nunnery, and yet can claim to wear the religious habit and participate in the good works of a great order.

Questions about third orders

What is third orders the plural of?
Third orders is the plural of third order.

Words near third orders in the dictionary

  1. third officer
  2. third officers
  3. third order
  4. third order stream
  5. third order streams
  6. third orders
  7. third partier
  8. third partiers
  9. third parties
  10. third party
  11. third party processor

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