ordained
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Menjivar-Ayala, who is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian, was ordained as a priest in 2004 and became a bishop in 2023.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Forer is an ordained rabbi who mentors clerks and others entering the legal field.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
“It worked pretty well,” Mac Davis, one of the founders, who is also an ordained Buddhist monk, told me on a video call.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
She was still performing that role when she was ordained as a priest in 2002 and became the first female Bishop of London in 2018.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
A sacred choral work could navigate through the religious texts and order of service as ordained by the Church.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
Vocabulary lists containing ordained
"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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