be ordained

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Rudisill said the decision forced him to give up his plan to attend Yale Divinity School, be ordained as an Episcopal priest and reenter the Army as a chaplain.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Jews to be ordained, and he promoted the belief that fathers, not just mothers, could pass on Jewish lineage, positions that were rejected by the more traditional branch of his youth.

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2023

Three members of the same family are to be ordained together during a service at Exeter Cathedral.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2023

They should also reflect on how to give women more decision-making power and allowing them to be ordained deacons, it said.

From Reuters • Jun. 20, 2023

It may be ordained that we have many nights and days to follow, if full of peril; but we must go on, and from no danger shall we shrink.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker