Bible Encyclopedias
Letters of Orders
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
a document usually of parchment, and signed by the bishop, with his seal appended, in which he certifies that at the specified time and place he ordained to the office of deacon or priest the clergyman whose name is therein mentioned.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Letters of Orders'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/l/letters-of-orders.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.