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Holy Order vs priest

priest vs Holy Order

Holy Order and priest both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
Holy Order Yes No No No
priest Yes No No No
As nouns, priest is a hyponym of Holy Order; that is, priest is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than Holy Order:
  • Holy Order: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
  • priest: a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
Other hyponyms of Holy Order include acolyte, anagnost, deacon, doorkeeper, ostiarius, ostiary, exorcist, lector, reader, subdeacon.
Holy Order (noun) priest (noun)
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
a person who performs religious duties and ceremonies in a non-Christian religion
Difference between Holy Order and priest

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