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Third Order
Third Ordern. Roman Catholic Church A confraternity of laypersons associated with a religious order.Third Order n (Roman Catholic Church) RC Church a religious society of laymen affiliated to one of the religious orders and following a mitigated form of religious rule Third′ Or′der n. a Roman Catholic order whose members are lay people living in the secular world or sisters living under vows. [1885–90] |