ordained
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When she was ordained in 2009 at age 65, she was hired as the rabbi at the same Morgan Hill synagogue and worked there until 2020.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Dame Sarah, who was chief nursing officer in England before she was ordained, has also invited NHS nurses and carers working in hospitals and hospices in Canterbury to attend the ceremony.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
He eventually got ordained by a local Chicago church in 1968.
From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026
He studied history and theology at Cambridge and then headed to theological college with the aim of being ordained as a clergyman before he - and the church - had second thoughts.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2026
“Thirdly, it was ordained for the mutual society, help and comfort, that the one ought to have of the other...”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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"Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, Act IV
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