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holy orders
noun
• the sacrament or rite of ordination as a member of the clergy, especially in the grades of bishop, priest, or deacon.
Phrases
in holy orders
• having the status of an ordained member of the clergy.
"his friend in holy orders"
take holy orders
• become an ordained member of the clergy.
"his first ambition was to take holy orders"
