be in holy orders

be in holy orders

To have been ordained a priest. Holy Orders is the sacrament by which one becomes a priest. Michael always wanted to be a priest, so I'm not surprised to hear that he's in holy orders now. A: "Jim's in holy orders, huh?" B: "Yeah, he's Father Jim now." Though I always found religion classes fascinating, I never really had a desire to be in holy orders.

See also: holy, order

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be in/take (holy) ˈorders

be/become a priest: He wanted to take holy orders, but his father had other plans for him.

See also: order, take

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