holy orders
Christian priesthood, as conferred by the laying on of hands by a bishop. It is held by the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglican churches to have originated in Jesus' choosing of the apostles.
| The Roman Catholic Church includes among holy orders bishop, priest, deacon, subdeacon, acolyte, exorcist, reader, and door-keeper, and, outside the priesthood, tertiary. |
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