sacred order

American  

noun

1. Roman Catholic Church. major order.

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Etymology

Origin of sacred order

First recorded in 1720–30

Example Sentences

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sacred order

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

Mefres, the highest college of priests in Babylon addresses thee: 'The sacred order of priests in Egypt is falling.

From The Pharaoh and the Priest An Historical Novel of Ancient Egypt by Curtin, Jeremiah

Ditto, large, of resigned member of sacred order.

From Illustrated Catalogue of the Collections Obtained from the Pueblos of Zuñi, New Mexico, and Wolpi, Arizona, in 1881 Third Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1881-82, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1884, pages 511-594 by Stevenson, James

Redeemer of captives, generous supporter of orphans and widows: a lover of the religious life, so, by God's help, he reached the sacred order of the priesthood.

From The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII by Allies, Thomas W.