minor order
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
minor order (plural minor orders)
- (Catholicism, historical) One of the orders of the Catholic Church lower than the major orders (diaconate and priesthood); i.e. the order of acolyte, exorcist, lector or porter.
- cleric in minor orders
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see minor, order.
Translations[edit]
order of the Catholic Church