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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

state go
the way something is with respect to its main attributes

position, status go
the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society

Holy Order, Order
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy

noun.state

8 Subcategories

acolyte go
someone who assists a priest or minister in a liturgical service
anagnost go
a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church)
deacon go
a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches
doorkeeper, ostiary, ostiarius go
the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
exorcist go
one of the minor orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church
reader, lector go
someone who reads the lessons in a church service
priest go
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites
subdeacon go
a clergyman an order below deacon