priestly vows
Sacred ministry pledges
Priestly vows are the solemn promises made by a person entering the Catholic priesthood or certain religious orders.
These typically include vows of celibacy, obedience to church authority, and sometimes poverty.
The vows are considered binding and lifelong: He struggled with his priestly vows after falling in love.
Breaking them carries serious spiritual and institutional consequences.
- holy ordersSacrament conferring clergy status
- ministryClergy's work or state department
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- chastityAbstaining from sexual activity
prayer · humility · meditation · consecration · religious life · holiness · ordination · laying on of hands · sanctity · covenant · service · sacrifice · poverty · simple living · celibacy · worship · pastoral care · discipline
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- religious decreesfatwa, papal bull, edict, papal decree, encyclical
priestly vowssecularization
Religion losing social significance
defrocking · apostasy · civil marriage · military oath · professional license
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Pledges exchanged during ceremonies
hedonism · libertinism · promiscuity · materialism · domestic life
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