holy order
Clergy's binding commitment
Holy order refers to the ranks of ordained Christian clergy—typically deacon, priest, and bishop.
In Catholic and Orthodox traditions, holy orders is one of the seven sacraments, the rite by which men are ordained to ministry.
The plural holy orders is more common: He took holy orders at twenty-five.
A holy order can also mean a religious community bound by vows, such as the Benedictines or Franciscans.
- abbacyMonastery head's jurisdiction
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- laying on of handsRitual healing through touch
- monasteryReligious seclusion dwelling
- canon lawReligious institutional regulations
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- theocracytheocracy, theocrat, hierocracy, caliphate, Vatican City
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Non-ordained church members
laypeople · secular life · congregation · unordained · parishioners
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