minor sacramental order
religion
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development in Middle Ages
- In history of Europe: Ecclesiastical organization
…move in stages through the minor orders: acolyte, exorcist, lector, and doorkeeper. At the highest of minor orders the candidate could still leave the clergy. Many clerics in minor orders served in the administration of secular and ecclesiastical institutions. They also sometimes caused trouble in secular society, since even they…
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