Meanings
nounholy orders pl (plural only)
- pluralplural onlyChristianityThe sacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or (in Catholicism and Orthodoxy) deacon, priest, or bishop.
Translations
Czech svátost kněžství, svátost svěcení
- svátost kněžstvísacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
- svátost svěcenísacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
- svěcení kněžstvasacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
- svatá tajina kněžstvísacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
- ordinacesacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
Dutch wijding
- wijdingsacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
Esperanto ordinacio, ordino
- ordinaciosacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
- ordinosacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
Finnish kheirotonia
- kheirotoniasacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
German Weihesakrament
- Weihesakramentsacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
Italian ordine sacro
- ordine sacrosacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
Polish sakrament święceń
- sakrament święceńsacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
Portuguese ordem
- ordemsacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
Russian свяще́нство
- свяще́нство (svjaščénstvo)sacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
Spanish sacramento del orden, orden sacerdotal
- sacramento del ordensacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
- orden sacerdotalsacrament of ordination to the rank of minister or deacon, priest, or bishop
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APA
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MLA
“holy orders.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20orders. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holy orders,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holy%20orders.
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