holy orders
Clergy initiation rite
Holy orders is the sacrament of ordination in Christian churches, by which a person becomes a deacon, priest, or bishop.
The term refers both to the rite itself and to the state of being ordained: He took holy orders at twenty-five.
Someone in holy orders holds clerical status within the church hierarchy.
Dedicating to sacred purpose
- laying on of handsRitual healing through touch
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- episcopalRelating to bishops
- diaconateOffice of a deacon
episcopate · anointing · imposition · chrism · installation · induction · commissioning · conferral
Formal worship structure
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- laying on of handsRitual healing through touch
- anointingCeremonial oil application
prostration · procession · mass · breviary · ordinal · pontifical · missal · rubric
Ordained religious office
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- deaconJunior clergy member
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- ministerReligious leader or serve
pastor · rector · vicar · curate · chaplain · canon · monsignor · archbishop
Took without permission
- chasubleLiturgical overgarment for clergy
- albLiturgical white robe
- cassockFull-length clerical garment
- surpliceWhite ecclesiastical overgarment
mitre · cope · maniple · cincture · biretta · pallium · crosier · ring
Sacred ritual conveying grace
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- validityQuality of being sound
- matterSpace-occupying substance with mass
form · intention · efficacy · charism · apostolic · succession · transmission · sacred
Abstaining from intimate relations
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- povertySevere lack of resources
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
lifelong · promise · renunciation · sacrifice · dedication · fidelity · perseverance · continence
consecration
Dedicating to sacred purpose
- laying on of handsRitual healing through touch
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- episcopalRelating to bishops
diaconate · episcopate · anointing · imposition · chrism · installation · induction · commissioning · conferral · candidacy
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- laying on of handsRitual healing through touch
anointing · prostration · procession · mass · breviary · ordinal · pontifical · missal · rubric · Byzantine
priesthood
Ordained religious office
minister · pastor · rector · vicar · curate · chaplain · canon · monsignor · archbishop · cardinal
stole
Took without permission
- chasubleLiturgical overgarment for clergy
- albLiturgical white robe
- cassockFull-length clerical garment
surplice · mitre · cope · maniple · cincture · biretta · pallium · crosier · ring · clerical collar
sacrament
Sacred ritual conveying grace
matter · form · intention · efficacy · charism · apostolic · succession · transmission · sacred · power
celibacy
Abstaining from intimate relations
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- povertySevere lack of resources
commitment · lifelong · promise · renunciation · sacrifice · dedication · fidelity · perseverance · continence · abstinence
- church lawcanon law, church court, papal bull, papal bulls, papal decree
- Catholic ChurchVatican, papacy, cardinals, popes, papal
- CatholicismVatican, cardinals, pope, popes, Roman Catholicism
- churchnave, pew, pews, altar, altars
- medievalknights, castles, cathedral, kings, queens
- religionChristianity, Islam, beliefs, Judaism, Hinduism
holy ordersmarriage
Formal union between partners
matrimony · marriage vows · holy matrimony · married life · family life
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