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PRONUNCIATION OF MAJOR ORDERS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MAJOR ORDERS

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Major orders is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MAJOR ORDERS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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The term major orders or greater orders was for some centuries applied in the Roman Catholic Church to distinguish what the Council of Trent also called holy orders from what at that time were termed "minor orders" or "lesser orders". The Catechism of the Council of Trent spoke of the "several distinct orders of ministers, intended by their office to serve the priesthood, and so disposed, as that, beginning with the clerical tonsure, they may ascend gradually through the lesser to the greater orders", and stated: "Their number, according to the uniform and universal doctrine of the Catholic Church, is seven, Porter, Reader, Exorcist, Acolyte, Sub-deacon, Deacon and Priest.... Of these, some are greater, which are called 'Holy', some lesser, which are called 'Minor Orders'. The great or Holy Orders are Sub-deaconship, Deaconship and Priesthood; the lesser or Minor Orders are Porter, Reader, Exorcist, and Acolyte". The Catechism of the Council of Trent thus repeats what is stated in chapter II of that Council's Decree on the Sacrament of Order, using the word "priest" to refer both to bishops and to presbyters.

Definition of major orders in the English dictionary

The definition of major orders in the dictionary is the three higher degrees of holy orders: bishop, priest, and deacon.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAJOR ORDERS

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WORDS THAT END LIKE MAJOR ORDERS

Borders
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Synonyms and antonyms of major orders in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «major orders» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAJOR ORDERS

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Translator English - Chinese

大订单
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

órdenes mayores
570 millions of speakers

English

major orders
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रमुख आदेश
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

أوامر الكبرى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

основные заказы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

grandes encomendas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রধান অর্ডার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

commandes importantes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pesanan utama
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Großaufträge
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

主な受注
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

주요 수주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Utama pesenan
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đơn đặt hàng lớn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முக்கிய கட்டளைகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रमुख ऑर्डर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Büyük siparişler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

grandi ordini
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

główne postanowienia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

основні замовлення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ordinele mari
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

μεγάλες παραγγελίες
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

groot bestellings
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

större order
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

store ordre
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of major orders

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJOR ORDERS»

The term «major orders» is normally little used and occupies the 144.850 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAJOR ORDERS» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAJOR ORDERS»

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1
Major Orders
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Louis Bacuez, 2011
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Christian Theology: An Introduction
Two other major orders were founded more than a century later: the Franciscans and Dominicans. The Franciscans were founded by Francis of Assisi (c.1181– 1226), who renounced a life of wealth to live a life of prayer and poverty. He was  ...
Alister E. McGrath, 2011
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Making Things Happen: A Theory of Causal Explanation
Schaffer may be thinking of the law as something like (2) "Whenever the major orders 'Advance.' the corporal advances." and supposing that he can read off the causal claim that the major's orders alone are efficacious just from the syntactic ...
James Woodward, 2005
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Making Things Happen : A Theory of Causal Explanation: A ...
... no reason for thinking the case is correctly described as one in which the major's orders trump the sergeant's, and no grounds for denying that both the major's and the sergeant's ordering "Advance" are causes of the corporal's advance.
James Woodward Professor of Philosophy California Institute of Technology, 2003
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Entrance Into the Novitiate by Clerics in Major Orders: A ...
Catholic University Of America, Canon Law Studies, No. 327.
Leo Koesler, 2013
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An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly ...
Major Orders. The term traditionally refers to the holy orders of bishop, priest, and deacon. The major orders were distinguished from minor orders such as porter ( doorkeeper), lector, exorcist, and acolyte. The subdiaconate was considered a ...
Don S. Armentrout, 2000
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The Medieval Church in Manuscripts
... including chantry priest, canon, chaplain and confessor. Yet the Church essentially recognised only two broad divisions within the Secular clergy, known as Minor Orders and Major Orders. The Minor Orders included the ranks of porter,  ...
Justin Clegg, 2003
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Himalayan Bronzes: Technology, Style, and Choices
dGe-lugs-pa One of the major orders of Tibetan Buddhism; it was essentially a reform sect dedicated to avoiding the later and more elaborate tantric practices and returning to only what could be demonstrated to be the direct teachings of the ...
Chandra L. Reedy, 1997
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Seasons for Trout:
the. Orders. If you aren't able to quickly recognize the underwater and adult stages of each of the major orders of aquatic insects, that's where you should start. Here's a list of those orders: Mayflies—Ephemeroptera Stoneflies— Plecoptera ...
Rick Hafele, Dave Hughes, Skip Morris, 2014
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Policy by Other Means: Alternative Adoption by Presidents
... for scholars, and the former have been used previously (Gomez and Shull 1997; Shull 1997). All numbered executive orders for this time period ( 1 949- 2000) are included for overall orders. For major orders, I exclude the following Ragsdale ...
Steven A. Shull, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAJOR ORDERS»

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Rolls-Royce lifted after Saudi makes two major orders worth £1.4bn …
Rolls-Royce received a much needed boost yesterday following its recent profits warning with news of two major orders worth a combined ... «This is Money, Jul 15»
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New major orders for Manz - Evertiq
The new orders follow on the major orders totaling EUR 40 million that had already been received at the beginning of 2015. "The new follow-up ... «evertiq.com, Jul 15»
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Residents unhappy about security at evicted Tom Crawford's former …
... as an artist by her front window – as she needs the light – has had her work life halted and has had to cancel major orders and will struggle. «Nottingham Post, Jul 15»
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Tuesday Papers: Gold bugs squashed by aggressive selling - Citywire
Daily Mail: Rolls-Royce received a much needed boost yesterday following its recent profits warning with news of two major orders worth a ... «Citywire.co.uk, Jul 15»
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AO World gets boost ahead of shareholder meeting as improved UK …
... sold to American private equity-backed firm Marquee Brands for £40m · Rolls-Royce lifted after Saudi makes two major orders worth £1.4bn ... «This is Money, Jul 15»
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Manz Receives Several Follow-up Orders With Total Volume Of …
The new orders follow on the major orders totaling 40 million euros that had already been received at the beginning of 2015. The orders ... «RTT News, Jul 15»
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BRIEF-Manz wins 50 mln eur in orders from consumer electronics …
Says new orders follow on major orders totaling eur 40 million that had already been received at beginning of 2015. Source text for Eikon: ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Kinetic Engineering's revival plan revealed
“We want at least 50-60 percent of our business to come from exports,” states Firodia who has recently bagged three major orders in-line with ... «Autocar Professional, Jul 15»
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Gunnebo Interim Report January-June 2015
“Order intake increased organically by 14% during the second quarter. Several major orders were received during the quarter, including one in ... «Business Wire, Jul 15»
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Volvo to invest Rs 975 crore to expand bus and truck plant in …
... line and improve supply chain management as the company is scouting for major orders from European intercity commuter segment. «Autocar Professional, Jul 15»

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