noun
ordination
or-duh-NAY-shun/ˌɔːrdnˈeɪʃn/
The act or ceremony of appointing someone to the clergy.
Her family gathers at the church for her ordination.
Etymology
The verb for arranging or putting in order also meant appointing someone. Ordination applies that act of appointment to admission into holy orders or the Christian ministry.
In context
… the first error the ceremony of ordination put the clergyman in office so I already established that there's no such thing as a clergy in the Bible
More examples
- His ordination to the priesthood takes place in June.
- The denomination permits the ordination of women.
- The bishop presides over three ordinations this spring.
Forms
ordination · ordinations
ordain verb — To formally admit someone to the clergy.
Similar words
- appointment
- Appointment covers selection for any position, not specifically the clergy.
- consecration
- Consecration emphasizes making someone or something sacred, not necessarily clergy.