ordination
noun
or·di·na·tion
ˌȯr-də-ˈnā-shən 
: the act or an instance of ordaining : the state of being ordained
Examples of ordination in a Sentence
He is a candidate for ordination.
After his ordination, he will be assigned to a local parish.
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Meehan and Mary Theresa Streck are both part of the Association of Roman Catholic Women Priests—a worldwide movement advocating for the ordination of women in the Catholic Church.
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Lisa Ling, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Streck and Meehan both have doctorate degrees in ministry and have created a process and seminary curriculum for ordination.
—Lisa Ling, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Last week, hundreds of United Methodist Church (UMC) delegates from around the world sat down to vote on whether or not to reverse a longstanding ban on the ordination of LGBTQ clergy.
—Laura Bullard, Vox, 14 May 2024
The lesson plan for ordination today is the same that Rubin conceived.
—Shahrzad Rasekh, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024
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Lisa Ling, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Streck and Meehan both have doctorate degrees in ministry and have created a process and seminary curriculum for ordination.
—Lisa Ling, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
Last week, hundreds of United Methodist Church (UMC) delegates from around the world sat down to vote on whether or not to reverse a longstanding ban on the ordination of LGBTQ clergy.
—Laura Bullard, Vox, 14 May 2024
The lesson plan for ordination today is the same that Rubin conceived.
—Shahrzad Rasekh, Hartford Courant, 26 Feb. 2024
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ordination
noun
or·di·na·tion
ˌȯrd-ᵊn-ˈā-shən
: the act of ordaining : the state of being ordained
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