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Order (N.) (Religion)

1. Or·der
   any of the nine grades of angels in medieval angelology. Cf."angel"(def. 1).
2. Or·der
   a body or society of persons living by common consent under the same religious, moral, or social regulations.
3. Or·der
   Eccles. any of the degrees or grades of clerical office. Cf."major order, minor order."
4. Or·der
   a monastic society or fraternity: Example: the Franciscan order.
5. Or·der
   "orders,"the rank or status of an ordained Christian minister.
6. Or·der
   Usually,"orders."the rite or sacrament of ordination.
7. Or·der
   a prescribed form of divine service or of administration of a rite or ceremony.
8. Or·der
   the service itself.
9. Or·der
   the visible structures essential or desirable to the nature of the church, involving esp. ministry, polity, and sacraments.

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