Holy OrderNovice - someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows Acolyte - A subordinate officer in the Catholic Church, whose duty is to light the lamps, prepare the sacred elements, attend the officiating priests, etc. (Greek, a follower.) Monk - A man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. Cleric - one whose hair has been tonsured again in dedication to God's service. A predisposition to minor orders. Lector (anagnost) - the third rank of minor orders of the ministry; also known as reader Chaplain - a clergyman ministering to some institution Reverend (clergyman) - An archbishop is the Most Reverend [Father in God]; a bishop, the Right Reverend; a dean, the Very Reverend; an archdeacon, the Venerable; all the rest of the clergy, the Reverend Subbdeacon - a clergyman an order below deacon; one of the Holy Orders in the unreformed western Christian Church and the eastern Catholic Churches but now suppressed in the Roman Catholic Church Deacon - a cleric ranking just below a priest in Christian churches; one of the Holy Orders Archdeacon - clergyman above deacon Pastor - A priest in charge of a parish. He is responsible for administering the sacraments, instructing the congregation in the doctrine of the Church, and other services to the people of the parish. Vicar - clergyman appointed to act as a priest of parish Priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders Abbot - The person in charge of a monastery or monastic community Prelate - a senior clergyman and dignitary Bishop - A bishop is the highest of the three official orders in the church - deacons, priests and bishops. A bishop oversees (from Greek word episkopos) the parishes and priests in his diocese. A suffragan bishop assists a diocesan bishop Archbishop - a bishop of highest rank Monsignor - the oldest of archbishops Cardinal - one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes Pope Saint Doctor - a title conferred on 33 saints who distinguished themselves through the othodoxy of their theological teaching; "the Doctors of the Church greatly influenced Christian thought down to the late Middle Ages" Hermit - one retired from society for religious reasons, one who lives in solitude (отшельник) Seer - a person with unusual powers of foresight Mystic - A seeker of spiritual traditions and/or other phenomenon.
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