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sacrament vs holy order

holy order vs sacrament

sacrament and holy order both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sacrament Yes No No No
holy order Yes No No No
As nouns, holy order is a hyponym of sacrament; that is, holy order is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sacrament:
  • sacrament: a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
  • holy order: the sacrament of ordination
sacrament (noun) holy order (noun)
a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction the sacrament of ordination
Difference between sacrament and holy order

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