| holy order | (n) (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy, Syn. Order, Example: theologians still disagree over whether `bishop' should or should not be a separate Order |
| holy order | (n) the sacrament of ordination |
| 聖職 | [せいしょく, seishoku] (n, adj-no) sacred profession; holy orders; vocation; ministry #10,090 [Add to Longdo] |