holy orders

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holy orders

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

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noun sacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop

Español	sacramento del orden, orden sacerdotal
Português	ordem
Deutsch	Weihesakrament
Italiano	ordine sacro
Русский	свяще́нство svjaščénstvo

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@misc{holy_orders_2026,
  title = {holy orders},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/holy%20orders},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}