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.
See also: holy, order
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- be in/take orders
- take holy orders
- padre
- priest
- a dumb priest never got a parish
- autem
- autem bawler
- in limbo
- limbo
- ashes to ashes, dust to dust