| SERAPHIM | Highest order of angels in Christian theology |
| SERAPH | In Christian theology, a member of the highest order of angels in the celestial hierarchy (6) |
| SERAPHS | In theology, members of the highest order of angels in the celestial hierarchies, often depicted as the winged head of a child (7) |
| CHOIR | An order of angels in medieval angelology (5) |
| THRONES | Order of angels in a rank above dominions and below cherubim (7) |
| LOGOS | In Christian theology, the Word of God, incarnate in the second person of the Trinity (5) |
| LEGION | ____ of Honour, highest order of merit in France, established in 1802 (6) |
| ORIGINALSIN | In Christian theology, the tendency to evil held to be innate in mankind as the descendants of Adam (8,3) |
| CHARITY | In Christian theology, the greatest of the three theological virtues |
| THISTLE | Scotland's highest order of chivalry is The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the ... |
| LEGIONDHONNEUR | France's highest order of merit, instituted by Napoleon in 1802 |
| PRIMATE | One of highest order of mammals (7) |
| PARACLETE | In Christian theology, the Holy Spirit as advocate or counsellor |
| ORIGINAL | In Christian theology the innate tendency towards evil, _ sin (8) |
| REDEEMER | The ___, term used in Christian theology for Jesus Christ |
| CORDONBLEU | The ribbon worn by members of the highest order of knighthood under the Bourbon monarchy, now denoting food prepared to a very high standard |
| MAHARISHI | Sanskrit word used for members of the highest order of ancient Indian sage (9) |
| PRIMATES | The highest order of mammals, including man (8) |
| VIRTUES | Cardinal ___ , four moral qualities in Christian theology that include prudence and justice (7) |
| PAROUSIA | Greek word for 'presence', used as an alternative term for the Second Coming in Christian theology (8) |
