Holy Order meaning

UK /ˈhəʊli ˈɔːdə/ US /ˈhoʊli ˈɔrdɚ/ 4 syllables

Holy Order (noun): (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy.

Holy Order has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Holy Order as a noun

  1. (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

    Synonyms: Order

    Type of: status

    Kinds: acolyte, anagnost, deacon, doorkeeper, exorcist, lector, priest, subdeacon

  2. the sacrament of ordination

    Type of: sacrament

How to pronounce Holy Order

Holy Order is pronounced /ˈhəʊli ˈɔːdə/ in British English and /ˈhoʊli ˈɔrdɚ/ in American English. It has 4 syllables.

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