take holy orders

== English == === Verb === take holy orders (third-person singular simple present takes holy orders, present participle taking holy orders, simple past took holy orders, past participle taken holy orders) To become ordained within the Christian church. ==== Translations ==== === References === “take holy orders”, in Collins English Dictionary. “take holy orders”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “take holy orders” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman. “holy orders”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “holy order”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.