holy_order | ||
1. | [ noun ] (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy | |
Synonyms: | order | |
Examples: | "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate order" |
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Related terms: | status priest acolyte subdeacon doorkeeper anagnost lector exorcist deacon | |
Similar spelling: |
holy_orders Holy_Writ holler_out |