third order

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Synonyms: third worlder, third orders, third grader

Antonyms: third worlder, third orders, third grader

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|Christianity}} [[lay|Lay]] [[member]]s of [[Christian]] [[religious order]]s, 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 work]]s of a [[great]] [[order]].

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