Definition of "ordaining" []

• Present participle of ordain. (verb)

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• "I requested the main Chinese ordaining bhikshus to organize an international sangha meeting, but they were unable to do this."
• "Gay UK. com reports that the Scottish Episcopal Church said today it saw nothing wrong in ordaining actively gay priests and admitted it had blessed gay unions."
• "Timothy and Titus, as superintendents or overseers (so bishop subsequently meant), were to exercise the same power in ordaining elders at Ephesus which the apostle had exercised in his general supervision of all the Gentile churches."