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holy orders

Holy orders is defined as the ordination of Christian clergy, specifically when someone is ordained as a deacon, priest or bishop.

(noun)

The Christian sacrament of someone becoming a priest is an example of receiving holy orders.

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See holy orders in Webster's New World College Dictionary

1. the sacrament or rite of Christian ordination
2. the state of having received Christian ordination
the ranks or grades of Christian ordination; specif., in the Roman Catholic Church, those of bishop, priest, or deacon

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