Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

third order

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.10 in modern English

Syllables: third order
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Lay members of Christian religious orders, who do not necessarily live in a religious community such as a monastery or a nunnery, and yet can claim to wear the religious habit and participate in the good works of a great order.

Inflected Forms

third orders (plural)

Questions

What does third order mean?: Lay members of Christian religious orders, who do not necessarily live in a religious community such as a monastery or a nunnery, and yet can claim to wear the religious habit and participate in the good works of a great order.

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