sacred order
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of sacred order
First recorded in 1720–30
Example Sentences
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In turn, he sincerely believed that he had a mission from God to maintain the sacred order of monarchy, nobility, and clergy.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020
I won’t quit because my colleagues and I are part of a sacred order, bound to seek out and profess truth, no matter how complicated or unappealing that truth might be.
From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2015
You have brought insult upon our sacred order, and have caused bold and impious defiance of our high prerogative.
From A Sicilian Romance by Ann Ward Radcliffe
His subjects were always of the sacred order.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
Whereupon young Will Cary, of Clovelly Court, calls out, "Join hands all round, and swear eternal friendship, as brothers of the sacred order of the--of what, Frank Leigh?"
From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction by Arthur Mee
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