Holy+orders

  • 61orders — n. ordination to receive (holy) orders * * * [ ordination ] to receive (holy) orders …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 62Holy Qurbana of Addai and Mari — Part of a series on Eastern Christianity …

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  • 63Holy Trinity Seminary — Not to be confused with Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, New York or Holy Trinity College and Seminary in New Port Richey, Florida. Holy Trinity Seminary is a Roman Catholic seminary residence in Irving, Texas in the Diocese of… …

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  • 64holy — adjective 1 connected with God and religion; sacred: the holy city of Benares | anointed with holy water 2 very religious: a holy man 3 holy cow/cats/shit/mackerel etc spoken especially AmE used to express surprise, admiration, or fear 4 a holy… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 65holy — ho|ly W3 [ˈhəuli US ˈhou ] adj comparative holier superlative holiest [: Old English; Origin: halig] 1.) connected with God and religion →↑sacred ▪ the holy city of Benares 2.) very religious ▪ a holy man …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 66Orders, Holy —    See Holy Orders …

    American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  • 67orders — n. pl. Holy orders, office of the Christian ministry, the sacred profession, ecclesiastical office …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 68Holy Order — noun (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy theologians still disagree over whether bishop should or should not be a separate Order • Syn: ↑Order • Hypernyms: ↑status, ↑position •… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 69holy order — noun the sacrament of ordination • Hypernyms: ↑sacrament • Part Meronyms: ↑ordination, ↑ordinance * * * noun Usage: often capitalized H&O Etymology: Middle English …

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  • 70Orders of the Holy Ghost —     Orders of the Holy Ghost     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Orders of the Holy Ghost     The Hospital of the Holy Ghost at Rome was the cradle of an order, which, beginning in the thirteenth century, spread throughout all the countries of… …

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