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Definition of "ordination" []

  • The act of ordaining or the state of being ordained. (noun)
  • Ecclesiastical The ceremony of consecration to the ministry. (noun)
  • An arrangement or ordering. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ordination" in a sentence
  • "But, in a real sense, women's ordination is indeed a justice issue: to support it is an injustice and an offense to truth, the Gospel, the Magisterium, the Church, the priesthood, and the great high priest, Jesus Christ."
  • "W-FIVE also found that Paton never received formal ordination from a mainstream Christian organization."
  • "From the seventies, some Tibetans have taken bhikshuni ordination from the Chinese tradition."