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ordination

[awr-dn-ey-shuhn] / ˌɔr dnˈeɪ ʃən /




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Mr. Leiter, who earned orthodox rabbinical ordination, breaks into a homily connecting his son Moshe to the biblical original, Moses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

The ordination certificate is proof of someone's acceptance into the monastic community.

From BBC • Jul. 28, 2025

He never announced a retirement but quit fighting and began preaching, on street corners at first, then, after ordination, in his own Church of the Lord Jesus Christ in Houston.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2025

They said African churches will keep the marriage and ordination bans in their region while remaining in the denomination.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

“Most likely, the first place they’ll send us after my ordination will be somewhere in Greece. There’s going to be a lot of rebuilding to do now that the Nazis have left.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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