holy orders
111Major 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… …
112major 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) …
113apostolic orders — apostolic orders, = holy orders (def. 3). (Cf. ↑holy orders) …
114greater orders — greater orders, = holy orders. (Cf. ↑holy orders) …
115sacred orders — sacred orders, = holy orders. (Cf. ↑holy orders) …
116Minor Orders — the lower ranks of the Christian ministry, comprising the orders of acolyte, exorcist, reader and doorkeeper ♦ The first tonsure and the four grades of clerkship below subdeacon, committing recipients neither to a clerical career nor to celibacy …
117minor orders — plural noun The lower degrees of holy orders, ie porter, exorcist, lector and acolyte • • • Main Entry: ↑minor minor orders In the Roman Catholic Church those of acolyte, exorcist, reader and doorkeeper, in the Eastern Churches, reader • • • Main …
118Minor orders — minor mi nor (m[imac] n[ e]r), a. [L., a comparative with no positive; akin to AS. min small, G. minder less, OHG. minniro, a., min, adv., Icel. minni, a., minnr, adv., Goth. minniza, a., mins, adv., Ir. & Gael. min small, tender, L. minuere to… …
119oils, holy — This term (from the Latin oleum, meaning oil ) refers to the oils used in the anointing of people and theconsecration of persons and sacred objects. Three types of holy oils are used in the liturgy: (1) the oil of catechumens, which is used to …
120List of states in the Holy Roman Empire — A B C D …
