ordination

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Recent Examples of ordination Francis has consistently called out priests and bishops who see themselves as somehow superior by virtue of their office or their ordination. Daniel Speed Thompson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2025 Throughout his tenure at Fourth Church, Buchanan tackled all manner of controversial issues, including the ordination of gays and lesbians and conflicts between Israelis and Palestinians. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025 Pope Francis said in 2016 that the ban on women's ordination as priests is likely to remain in place forever, according to the National Catholic Reporter. Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for ordination
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordination
Noun
  • The induction ceremony will be held on March 9 and 10, 2026, in Daytona Beach.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
  • The band hadn’t performed live since a tour around their Rock Hall induction back in 2021 — and at the Roxy, the group paid tribute to late Blondie drummer Clem Burke, who played with the Go-Go’s during that trek while Gina Schock recovered from thumb surgery.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On Saturday, six local immigrant and refugee artists debuted an art installation at the San Diego Central Library, in collaboration with the local historical society, that shows parallels between the experiences of Japanese Americans during World War II and the experiences of immigrants today.
    Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Part of being able to lower costs for the builder was focused on making the installation process more efficient.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Mongolia relies on Russia for fuel and electricity and China for investment in its mining industry.
    John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Remittances, which often are payments from Mexican workers outside of Mexico to their families back in Mexico, were the single largest source of foreign income for Mexico, even more than foreign direct investment according to the Center for Strategic & International Studies.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Lifelong anti-bullying campaigner Alex Holmes, 36, was honored for his work on behalf of young people and received his OBE at Windsor Castle from the Prince of Wales during an investiture ceremony on March 18.
    Simon Perry, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • On display is the black dress, cape and hat that Vivienne Westwood wore for her investiture as a dame at Buckingham Palace.
    Samantha Conti, WWD, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • That’s quite the placement for a tune that was released almost a decade ago.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • However, their placement as the second match of the night felt underwhelming given the storyline.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Finally, the system requires an efficient framework for authorization of all communications and data transfer based on principles of zero trust, in which every action by a user or device is authenticated, authorized and continuously validated.
    Julian Durand, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Roughly 985,000 people used the app to make appointments at a port of entry at the border, with those who entered often permitted to seek asylum and given temporary work authorization.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Before Trump’s election, Somin had been sounding the alarm about the illegality of imposing tariffs without Congress, but the way to get this issue into court is to find plaintiffs who are harmed by the tariffs and thus have legal standing to sue.
    Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The cable-news networks typically see a dip in ad revenue the year following a presidential election, which generates broader viewership.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Or skip this one and come back for the next two installments, which will be more fun.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • In the first three installments of the Concacaf Nations League, the United States men’s national team left with gold medals.
    Jeff Rueter, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

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“Ordination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordination. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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