But this sacred order can only last as long as peace reigns.

People were so moved that they wanted him to hear their confessions, "even though he as yet had no sacred orders."

While the plays were promoting a new sacred order, their first priority was to support the new secular, political order.

A suspended priest was not supposed to exercise the powers of his sacred orders.

To whom the fateful bowl fell, left the sacred order, received her daughter in marriage, and assumed the government.

Although not allowed entry into sacred orders, women were active participants in all the movements that livened the western Church.

The Bible can be a powerful political tool, used to create a sacred order or to sanctify an existing one.

One of the parties has received sacred orders.

Without having received sacred orders, he did receive numerous "Kanonikerpräbenden".

For an act of consecration the delegate must have himself the necessary sacred orders.