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n.the Christian clergy orders of deacon, priest, or bishop
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major orders
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major orders — plural noun In the Roman Catholic Church, the higher degrees of holy orders, ie bishop, priest and deacon • • • Main Entry: ↑major * * * major orders, = holy orders. (Cf. ↑holy orders) … Useful english dictionary
major orders — n. the Christian clergy orders of deacon, priest, or bishop … English World dictionary
Major orders — Pope praying the prayer of consecration. The term major orders or sacred orders was a part of the clerical terminology of the Roman Catholic Church until shortly after the Second Vatican Council, when the use widely disappeared due to reform of… … Wikipedia
Major orders — The higher ranks of the *clergy were the three orders: bishop, priest and deacon. Cf. Minor orders … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Major Orders — the higher grades of the Christian ministry; those of bishop, priest and deacon ♦ Subdeacon, deacon and priest, to whom marriage was forbidden. (Heath, Peter. Church and Realm, 1272 1461, 363) Related terms: Minor Orders, Orders … Medieval glossary
Major orders — the higher ranks of the Christian ministry, comprising the orders of bishop, priest, deacon and sub deacon … Medieval glossary
major orders — Старшие чины … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
major orders — /meɪdʒər ˈɔdəz/ (say mayjuhr awduhz) plural noun See order (def. 17) …
Orders — a) with respect to the monastic or regular life, groups of communities following the same rule or under a common administrative and spiritual structure b) with respect to the Christian ministry, the various grades consisting of the major orders… … Medieval glossary
Orders of clergy — the various grades consisting of the major orders bishop, priest, deacon, sub deacon and the minor orders acolyte, exorcist, reader, doorkeeper … Medieval glossary
