minor order
minor order · minor orders
One of the orders of the Catholic or Orthodox Church lower than the major ordersOne of the orders of the Catholic or Orthodox Church lower than the major orders (diaconate and priesthood); especially (Catholicism, historical) the order of porter, lector, exorcist, or acolyte.
Meaning
2 sensesOne of the orders of the Catholic or Orthodox Church lower than the major orders (diaconate and priesthood); especially (Catholicism, historical) the order of porter, lector, exorcist, or acolyte.
cleric in minor orders
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see minor, order.
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