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mi·nor ˈor·ders N pl REL

minor orders

niedere Ränge [o. Weihen]

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One of the minor orders was the office of acolyte. en.wikipedia.org

His parents' marriage was later declared illegal, because his father had already received minor orders. en.wikipedia.org

He was tonsured and received the minor orders of porter and acolyte. en.wikipedia.org

What up to now were called minor orders are henceforth to be called "ministries".: 2. en.wikipedia.org

Monks who have been ordained to minor orders (subdeacon, reader, altar server) do not wear the kamilavka when vested. en.wikipedia.org

By 1643, he had been ordained a cleric in minor orders, with a benefice, and had also, in all probability, begun his dramatic writing. en.wikipedia.org

This abandonment of the term minor orders automatically brought an end also to use of the term major orders. en.wikipedia.org

He was intended for the ecclesiastical state and must have received minor orders early in life. en.wikipedia.org

Versions of it were adopted by royal and ducal chanceries, which were often staffed by clerics who had taken minor orders. en.wikipedia.org

The obligation to receive all four minor orders appears to date only from a time when they ceased to indicate exercise of an actual function. en.wikipedia.org

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