Term
holy orders
A Roman Catholic sacrament involving ordination to the priesthood or diaconate.
Filed underHistorical TheologyEcclesiology
Definition
One of the seven sacraments in Roman Catholic teaching, the ordination to the priesthood or diaconate.
Connections
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- Related to
- OrdinationTerm
- Narrower than
- SacramentTerm
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 48AOriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 48A.
Last revised August 14, 2026